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law-abiding
[ law-uh-bahy-ding ]
/ ˈlɔ əˌbaɪ dɪŋ /
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adjective
obeying or keeping the law; obedient to law: law-abiding citizens.
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Origin of law-abiding
First recorded in 1830–40
OTHER WORDS FROM law-abiding
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illustrious How to use law-abiding in a sentence
Unless there is a court decision that changes our law, we are OK.
Submission is set in a France seven years from now that is dominated by a Muslim president intent on imposing Islamic law.
A few days later, Bush replied, “We will uphold the law in Florida.”
To those who agreed with him, Bush pledged that the law against same-sex marriage would remain intact.
In Israel, however, a new law took effect January 1st that banned the use of underweight models.
We should have to admit that the new law does little or nothing to relieve such a situation.
He that seeketh the law, shall be filled with it: and he that dealeth deceitfully, shall meet with a stumblingblock therein.
To Harrison and his wife there was no distinction between the executive and judicial branches of the law.
Now this setting up of an orderly law-abiding self seems to me to imply that there are impulses which make for order.
These schools became affiliated Universities, but never equalled the Law University in importance.
British Dictionary definitions for law-abiding
adjective
adhering more or less strictly to the lawsa law-abiding citizen
Derived forms of law-abiding
law-abidingness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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