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proper conduct

NOUN
social graces
Synonyms
WEAK
breeding civility consideration courtesy decorum elegancies etiquette formalities manners mores polished manners politeness protocol savoir vivre table manners tact
NOUN
straight and narrow
Synonyms
WEAK
honesty integrity moral integrity morality righteousness

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"These incidents are so minor that they do not affect the proper conduct of the process," he added, without giving details.

From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025

Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo condemned the MPs' actions as "childish", adding that lawmakers should set an example of proper conduct.

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2025

Viewed this way, minding our p’s and q’s is less about proscriptive notions of correctness, and more about mindfulness, self-discovery and proper conduct.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 7, 2023

Elizabeth’s insistence on proper conduct and her devotion to tradition mirrored the attitude of her father, who referred to the royal family as “the firm.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2022

He did not mean to collect prophetic discourses or sublime religious lyrics, but those simple precepts of life which, though simple, are ever needed for the proper conduct of man.

From The Christian View of the Old Testament by Eiselen, Frederick Carl