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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Conduct \Con"duct\ (k[o^]n"d[u^]kt), n. [LL. conductus defense,
escort, fr. L. conductus, p. p. of conducere. See Conduce,
and cf. Conduit.]
1. The act or method of conducting; guidance; management.
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Christianity has humanized the conduct of war.
--Paley.
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The conduct of the state, the administration of its
affairs. --Ld.
Brougham.
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2. Skillful guidance or management; generalship.
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Conduct of armies is a prince's art. --Waller.
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Attacked the Spaniards . . . with great impetuosity,
but with so little conduct, that his forces were
totally routed. --Robertson.
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3. Convoy; escort; guard; guide. [Archaic]
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I will be your conduct. --B. Jonson.
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In my conduct shall your ladies come. --Shak.
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4. That which carries or conveys anything; a channel; a
conduit; an instrument. [Obs.]
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Although thou hast been conduct of my shame. --Shak.
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5. The manner of guiding or carrying one's self; personal
deportment; mode of action; behavior.
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All these difficulties were increased by the conduct
of Shrewsbury. --Macaulay.
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What in the conduct of our life appears
So well designed, so luckily begun,
But when we have our wish, we wish undone? --Dryden.
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6. Plot; action; construction; manner of development.
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The book of Job, in conduct and diction. --Macaulay.
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Conduct money (Naut.), a portion of a seaman's wages
retained till the end of his engagement, and paid over
only if his conduct has been satisfactory.

Syn: Behavior; carriage; deportment; demeanor; bearing;
management; guidance. See Behavior.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Conduct \Con*duct"\ (k[o^]n*d[u^]kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Conducted; p. pr. & vb. n. Conducting.] [See Conduct,
n.]
1. To lead, or guide; to escort; to attend.
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I can conduct you, lady, to a low
But loyal cottage, where you may be safe. --Milton.
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2. To lead, as a commander; to direct; to manage; to carry
on; as, to conduct the affairs of a kingdom.
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Little skilled in the art of conducting a siege.
--Prescott.
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3. To behave; -- with the reflexive; as, he conducted himself
well.
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4. (Physics) To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit,
as heat, light, electricity, etc.
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5. (Mus.) To direct, as the leader in the performance of a
musical composition.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Conduct \Con*duct"\, v. i.
1. To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to
carry.
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2. To conduct one's self; to behave. [U. S.]
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WordNet Conduct
n 1: manner of acting or conducting yourself [syn: behavior, behaviour,
doings]
2: (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward
other people [syn: demeanor, demeanour, behavior, behaviour,
deportment]
v 1: direct the course of; manage or control; "You cannot conduct
business like this" [syn: carry on, deal]
2: lead, as in the performance of a composition; "conduct an
orchestra; Bairenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for
years" [syn: lead, direct]
3: behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he
bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves
well during these difficult times" [syn: behave, acquit,
bear, deport, comport, carry]
4: transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound
carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound";
"Many metals conduct heat" [syn: transmit, convey, carry,
channel]
5: take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can
you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to
the palace" [syn: lead, take, direct, guide]
6: lead musicians in the performance of; "Bernstein conducted
Mahler like no other conductor"; "she cannot conduct
modern pieces"

Moby Dictionary
accomplish , accomplishment , achievement , acquit , act , action ,
actions , activity , acts , address , administer , administration ,
affectation , agency , air , arrange , attend , attitude , authority ,
be responsible for , bear , bearing , behave , behavior ,
behavior pattern , behavioral norm , behavioral science , bring ,
call the signals , canalize , captain , care , carriage , carry ,
carry on , carry out , carry through , channel , channelize , chaperon ,
charge , command , commission , companion , company , complete ,
completion , comport , comportment , conduct to , control , convey ,
convoy , cope with , culture pattern , custom , deal with , demean ,
demeanor , deport , deportment , direct , direct to , direction ,
discharge , dispatch , dispose of , do , doing , doings , drive , driving ,
effectuation , employ , enact , enactment , engage in , engineer ,
escort , esquire , execute , execution , exercise , fly , folkway ,
follow , freight , functioning , funnel , gestures , go in for , go on ,
goings-on , govern , governance , government , guard , guidance , guide ,
guise , handle , handling , head , head up , husbandry , implementation ,
intendance , keep , keep up , lead , lead on , lead to , leadership ,
leading , lift , lug , maintien , make , make go , make the rules ,
manage , management , managery , managing , maneuver , manhandle ,
manipulate , manipulation , manner , manners , marshal , mastermind ,
method , methodology , methods , mien , modus vivendi , motions ,
movements , moves , observable behavior , occupation , officer ,
operancy , operate , operation , ordain , order , ordering , oversee ,
pack , pattern , perform , perform on , performance , performing ,
perpetration , pilot , pilotage , pipe , play , point out to ,
point the way , poise , port , pose , posture , practice , praxis ,
prescribe , presence , procedure , proceeding , prosecute ,
pull the strings , pursue , put right , put through , quarterback ,
quit , regulate , regulation , remove , responsibility , route , rule ,
run , running , see , see to , separate , set right , set straight ,
shepherd , show , show the way , siphon , skipper , social science ,
specialize in , squire , stance , steer , steerage , steering , style ,
superintendence , superintendency , supervise , supervision , tackle ,
tactics , take , take away , take care of , take command , take on ,
take out , take the lead , take to , take up , the conn , the helm ,
the wheel , tone , tote , traject , transact , transaction , transmit ,
transport , trench , undertake , use , usher , waft , wage , wait on , way ,
way of life , ways , whisk , wield the baton , wing , withdraw , work ,
work at , working , workings

CONDUCT, law of nations. This term is used in the phrase safe conduct, to signify the security given, by authority of the government, under the great seal, to a stranger, for his quietly coming into and passing out of the territories over which it has jurisdiction. A safe conduct differs from a passport; the former is given to enemies, the latter to friends or citizens.