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law-abiding
[ law-uh-bahy-ding ]
adjective
- obeying or keeping the law; obedient to law:
law-abiding citizens.
law-abiding
adjective
- adhering more or less strictly to the laws
a law-abiding citizen
Derived Forms
- ˈ±ô²¹·É-²¹ËŒ²ú¾±»å¾±²Ô²µ²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ±ô²¹·É-²¹Â·²ú¾±»åi²Ô²µÂ·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of law-abiding1
Example Sentences
It will mean they will be able to see offenders held accountable for their crimes, their subsequent behaviour in prison and their work to prove they can live law-abiding lives if released.
California gun owners and advocacy groups challenged the ban, and more than two dozen conservative states argued alongside them that the restrictions amounted to an unlawful infringement on the self-defense rights of average, law-abiding Californians.
Noem said the priority was removing “those who have broken our laws and perpetuated violence,†but didn’t directly address removal efforts for law-abiding undocumented Americans.
“They were undocumented, but they were otherwise completely law-abiding, hardworking folks, the primary breadwinners for their families, leaving behind undocumented spouses and U.S. citizen children who were born in this country,†De Loera-Brust said.
Until recently, Jane would have described her family as normal, law-abiding citizens.
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