sau2 hang4 wai4守行為守行为

Jyutpingsau2 hang4 wai4

Yalesáu hàhng wàih

動詞

Definition

To be bound over; a court order requiring a person to be of good behavior for a period of time.

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How it's used

This term is a legal shorthand for 擔保守行為, which refers to a specific court order rather than a general instruction to behave well. It functions as a conditional release where the individual avoids a criminal record provided they remain law abiding for the specified duration. If the person commits another offense during this period, they are liable to pay the bond amount and face punishment for the original charge.

Examples

keoi5佢jan1因wai6為daa2打gaau1交bei6被pun3判sau2守hang4行wai4為loeng5兩nin4年。

He was bound over for two years because of fighting.

sau2守hang4行wai4為kei4期gaan1間hai6係mai6咪m4唔ho2可ji5以zoi3再faan2犯si6事？

Are you not allowed to commit any more offenses while bound over?

Common phrases

pun3判sau2守hang4行wai4為

to be sentenced to a bind over order

sau2守hang4行wai4為kei4期

the period of the bind over order

Common mistake

Learners often mistake this for a general moral instruction to behave, but it is strictly a legal status. It cannot be used to tell a child or friend to behave themselves; for that, use 乖啲 or 唔好搞事.