law-abiding
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əˌbaɪ adjective
obeying or keeping the law; obedient to law: law-abiding citizens.
Origin:
1830–40
1830–40
Related forms
law-a·bid·ing·ness, noun
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| law-abiding | |
| —adj | |
| adhering more or less strictly to the laws: a law-abiding citizen | |
| 'law-abidingness | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
On the other hand, a law-abiding citizen of a country is paying taxes.
None of this is exactly fair on those law-abiding sorts who do pay their taxes, of course.
Law-abiding citizens can carry on their affairs without anyone snooping on them or telling them what they can and can't do.
The decline in the crime rate correlates with the increasing ownership of guns by law-abiding citizens.
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