Law Dictionary Definitions

good deed.See DEED. [Blacks Law 8th]

good consideration.See CONSIDERATION(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

  good cause shown.See good cause under CAUSE(2). [Blacks Law 8th]

good cause.See CAUSE(2). ). [Blacks Law 8th]

good behavior. 1. A standard by which judges are considered fit to continue their tenure. [Cases: Judges 7. C.J.S. Judges §§ 21–24, 27–29.] 2. Orderly conduct, which in the context of penal law allows a prisoner to reduce the time spent in prison. Cf. good time under TIME. [Cases: Prisons 15; Sentencing and Punishment 1966.…

good and workmanlike.(Of a product or service) characterized by quality craftsmanship; constructed or per-formed in a skillful way or method <the house was built in a good and workmanlike manner  [Blacks Law 8th]

good and valuable consideration.See valuable consideration under CONSIDERATION(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

good and merchantable abstract of title.See ABSTRACT OF TITLE. [Blacks Law 8th]

good and lawful fence.See LAWFUL FENCE. [Blacks Law 8th]

good,adj.1. Sound or reliable <a good investment>.2. Valid, effectual, and enforceable; sufficient under the law <good title good,n. See GOODS. [Blacks Law 8th]