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after-conduct

after-conduct noun: subsequent behavior.

Noun

after-conduct (uncountable)

  1. Subsequent behavior.
    • But even, for the sake of argument, allowing the disputant his point, that William did really but affect the belief of Russell's fidelity, what shall be said of his after-conduct ?1833, Jeremiah Holmes Wiffen, Historical Memoirs of the House of Russell
    • She went to live as housekeeper with a lady, the widow of a respectable tradesman in Portsmouth; before long the son, a man worthy of her, as his after-conduct proved, fell in love with her.1869, Mary Botham Howitt, Love and Money: An Every-day Tale, page 41

Origin of after-conduct

From after- + conduct.

Questions about after-conduct

What does after-conduct mean?
After-conduct means subsequent behavior.
What part of speech is after-conduct?
After-conduct is a noun.

Words near after-conduct in the dictionary

  1. after-casts
  2. after-clap
  3. after-claps
  4. after-comer
  5. after-comers
  6. after-conduct
  7. after-cost
  8. after-costs
  9. after-depolarization
  10. after-dinner speech
  11. after-dinner speeches

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