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law-abiding

[ law-uh-bahy-ding ]

adjective

  1. obeying or keeping the law; obedient to law:

    law-abiding citizens.



law-abiding

adjective

  1. adhering more or less strictly to the laws

    a law-abiding citizen

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Derived Forms

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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of law-abiding1

First recorded in 1830–40
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Example Sentences

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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.

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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.

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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.

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“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.

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Until recently, Jane would have described her family as normal, law-abiding citizens.

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