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[ law-uh-bahy-ding ] / ˈlɔ əˌbaɪ dɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR law-abiding ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveobeying or keeping the law; obedient to law: law-abiding citizens. Origin of law-abidingFirst recorded in 1830–40 OTHER WORDS FROM law-abidinglaw-a·bid·ing·ness, nounWords nearby law-abidinglavish, Lavoisier, Lavoisier, Antoine, lavolta, law, law-abiding, law agent, law and order, lawbook, lawbreaker, law centre Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for law-abidingThe cops had come up short, unable to find the two men in a sea of several hundred thousand law-abiding people. How to Get Away With Stealing $2 Million in Jewelry in the Heart of New York|John Surico|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST Most Muslims, like most people everywhere, are peaceable and law-abiding. Can We Lose the Violent Muslim Cliché?|Jay Parini|October 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST The majority of these people are hardworking, law-abiding citizens who believe in strong family values. The Psychology of Sex Slave Rings|Charlotte Lytton|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST She makes bold statements that IQ, law-abiding or -breaking tendencies and political alignment are all genetically determined. Occupying the Throne: Justine Tunney, Neoreactionaries, and the New 1%|Arthur Chu|August 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I completely support the right of law-abiding citizens to own and use guns for sport and self-protection. The Chipotle Anti-Gun ‘Scandal’ Has the Right Up in Arms|Sally Kohn|May 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST The sentiment shown by the trolleymen does full justice to their record as law-abiding and intelligent public servants. From the Bottom Up|Alexander Irvine Because I think it's my duty, as a law-abiding citizen, to set a good example. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, November 26, 1887 |Various Curiously enough, seizure of the Gate by force had not occurred to any of this law-abiding, well-disciplined group. Astounding Stories, August, 1931|Various There was the farm-hand who had come to town with the wild son of his employer—an honest, law-abiding farmer. Christmas Eve on Lonesome and Other Stories|John Fox, Jr. The Tahsildar is divested of his magisterial powers, and to the law-abiding and punctual is not more harmful than the dormouse. Castes and Tribes of Southern India|Edgar Thurston
British Dictionary definitions for law-abiding
adjectiveadhering more or less strictly to the lawsa law-abiding citizen Derived forms of law-abidinglaw-abidingness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to law-abidingdevoted, faithful, compliant, deferential, loyal, docile, subservient, dutiful, attentive, respectful, controlled, organized, arranged, quiet, calm, nonviolent, tranquil, manageable, restrained, disciplined |