| 单词 | law-abiding |
| 释义 | law-abiding adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A law-abiding person always obeys the law and is considered to be good and honest because of this. The Prime Minister said: 'I am anxious that the law should protect decent law-abiding citizens and their property.' Synonyms: obedient, good, peaceful, honourable Collocations: law-abiding citizens It seems we treat foreign lawbreakers better than our law-abiding citizens. The Sun Dealing with these quality-of-life issues first drove down crime in general, creating an ordered atmosphere in which law-abiding citizens owned the streets. Times, Sunday Times When will the powers that be realise we need a deterrent sufficient to stamp out these evil, heinous crimes to protect law-abiding citizens? The Sun Nor should law-abiding citizens fear that they will be targeted indiscriminately. Times, Sunday Times Why should law-abiding citizens have to pick up the bill for some low-life languishing in prison for decades? The Sun Our community was subjected to terrifying acts of violence and looting; not acting would let down all our law-abiding residents. Times, Sunday Times But for law-abiding residents swamped by the beds in sheds epidemic, life can be a misery. The Sun This was a small help to the majority law-abiding residents. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 守法的 Japanese: 法律を守る |
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