misbehaviour happened vs misbehaviour took place

Both phrases are correct and can be used interchangeably. They both convey the idea that some misbehavior occurred. The choice between 'happened' and 'took place' is a matter of personal preference or style.

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misbehaviour happened

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that some misbehavior occurred at a certain time or place.

Examples:

The misbehavior happened during the school assembly.
I heard that some misbehavior happened at the party last night.

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The financial misbehaviour was not changed - the law was changed so that it complied with misbehaviour.
The auditors will have an own responsibility and the duty to warn the authority in cases of misbehaviour.
As you promised, please forgive his misbehaviour and give him a reward.
Allowance should, however, be made for the possibility that economic operators can adopt compliance measures aimed at remedying the consequences of any criminal offences or misconduct and at effectively preventing further occurrences of the misbehaviour.
Allowance should, however, be made for the possibility that economic operators can adopt compliance measures aimed at remedying the consequences of any criminal offences or misconduct and at effectively preventing further occurrences of the misbehaviour.
Nº 384/2009 by Ali Umair concerning administrative misbehaviour regarding an application of a residence card submitted to the UK Home office
The reply must be sent in as short a time as possible, to ensure the effectiveness of the investigation measures and to deter development of cross-border schemes for misbehaviour.
Those Member States share a common good called the euro and it would not be acceptable for the misbehaviour of some members to put all the others at risk.
Subject: Misbehaviour of French ESDP soldiers during Artemis operation in DRC (Bunia) in 2003
What guarantees can the Council provide that such misbehaviour will be prevented during future operations?
What action can the Commission take to avoid such misbehaviour and such unfair competition practices?
Both the public enquiry and consultations with Member States showed that the concept of User Inspectorates has been functioning well and neither problems nor misbehaviour have been identified.
having regard to the Council of Europe Convention of 19 August 1985 on spectator violence and misbehaviour at sports events and in particular at football matches,
MEPs also called for lobbyists' conduct to be closely monitored, sanctions in the event of misbehaviour and sufficient human and financial resources to verify the information included in the register.
Moreover, in case of misbehaviour, it would be useful for the market to be informed of the sanctions in order to guarantee a high level of investor protection.
(-1a) The Council of Europe adopted on 19 August 1985 the European Convention on spectator violence and misbehaviour at sports events and in particular at football matches.
List of documents previously adopted by the Standing Committee of the European Convention on Spectator Violence and Misbehaviour at Sports Events and in particular at Football Matches (Council of Europe)
European Convention on spectator violence and misbehaviour at sport events and in particular at football matches.
In the first place this time there are again reports on misbehaviour by government servants, such as police officers, prison staff, security services, and officials involved in the handling of asylum seekers.
having regard to the European Convention of 19 August 1985 on spectator violence and misbehaviour at sports events and in particular football matches,

Alternatives:

misbehavior occurred
misbehavior took place
misbehavior happened
misbehavior transpired
misbehavior happened

misbehaviour took place