course of conduct
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcourseandconduct
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course
noun
uk/kɔːs/us/kɔːrs/
a set of classes or a plan of study on a particular subject, usually leading to an exam ...
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conduct
noun[U]
uk/ˈkɒn.dʌkt/us/ˈkɑːn.dʌkt/
behaviour:
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(Definition ofcourseandconductfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It is tempting but wrong to think that if acourseofconductis morally justifiable, each of its segments is morally justifiable.
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It is a state of mind and not acourseofconduct.
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In light of this persistence, does the developmentalcourseofconductproblems moderate the impact of an event like grade retention?
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All these and all other omissions take place not in a vacuum but within a more generalcourseofconduct, activity, or social practice.
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The reasonableness concept can be followed despite immense changes of the optimalcourseofconductover time.
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In general terms, a prudent person approach is a standard that measures acourseofconductand not an investment outcome.
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The immoral actions he takes-the minor crimes which his nemesis blackmails him into committing-are part of acourseofconductthat he is morally justified in embarking on.
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Why use the term "acourseofconduct" which is a broad term?
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I believe it should cover menaces, unwarranted demands, made with a view to inducing acourseofconduct.
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I do not ask him to engage in any revolutionarycourseofconduct.
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You can contract verbally or in writing, or a contract may be inferred from yourcourseofconduct.
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I do not think that that is a reasonablecourseofconduct.
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Clause 4 creates the more serious offence of pursuing acourseofconductthat puts someone in fear of violence.
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It would certainly cover, in the legitimatecourseofconduct, the activities of private investigators and security guards.
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Clause 2 makes it a criminal offence for a person to pursue acourseofconductin breach of clause 1.
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It is a question of acourseofconduct, which it would be extremely difficult to define in a number of individual incidents.
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It will be a second act, and that, presumably, is acourseofconduct.
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An agreement may be wholly in writing; wholly oral; partly in writing and partly oral, or may be implied from acourseofconduct.
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It is a question of thecourseofconduct, the manner in which the company does business.
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So you can conceivably get acourseofconducttaken by the retailer on more than one ground.
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