Difference between Deportment and Conduct

Deportment

Part of speech: noun

Definition: bearing; manner of presenting oneself: conduct; public behavior: apparent level of schooling or training: self-discipline:

Conduct

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The act or method of controlling or directingSkillful guidance or management; generalship.The manner of guiding or carrying one's self; personal deportment; mode of action; behavior.Plot; action; construction; manner of development.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To lead, or guide; to escort; to attend.To lead, as a commander; to direct; to manage; to carry on; as, to conduct the affairs of a kingdom.(reflexively to conduct oneself) To behave.To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit, as heat, light, electricity, etc.To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition.To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry.

Example sentence: When virtue is lost, benevolence appears, when benevolence is lost right conduct appears, when right conduct is lost, expedience appears. Expediency is the mere shadow of right and truth; it is the beginning of disorder.