What does law-abiding mean?
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Princeton's WordNet
law-abiding, observantadjective
(of individuals) adhering strictly to laws and rules and customs
"law-abiding citizens"; "observant of the speed limit"
Wiktionary
law-abidingadjective
Describing one who obeys laws. Not a lawbreaker.
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law-abiding
Law-abiding refers to an individual, group, or entity that strictly adheres to the laws and regulations established by authorities or governing bodies. People or organizations classified as law-abiding consistently respect and follow legal rules in their speech, behavior, and actions, without committing any criminal or illegal activities.
Webster Dictionary
Law-abidingadjective
abiding the law; waiting for the operation of law for the enforcement of rights; also, abiding by the law; obedient to the law; as, law-abiding people
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of law-abiding in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of law-abiding in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of law-abiding in a Sentence
The main objective of these students is to ban firearms completely, and confiscate the firearms of law-abiding Americans, we will oppose them at every step.
We’re law-abiding ; we worry about our safety ; we worry about our economy ; we love our country, and everything Democratic Party stands for is contrary to Democratic Party.
The law-abiding members of the NRA had nothing at all to do with the failure ofthat school’s security preparedness, the failure ofAmerica’s mental health system, the failure oftheNational Instant Check Systemor the cruelfailures of both federal and local law enforcement.
I have a lot of concerns about the due process component of( red flag laws) and I don't want to punish law-abiding citizens.
We want to show Israel's Arab citizens, most of whom are law-abiding citizens, that we want to strengthen ties.
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- lovlydigeDanish
- gesetzestreuGerman
- νομοταγείςGreek
- laŭleĝaEsperanto
- respetuoso de la leySpanish
- قانونمندPersian
- lainkuuliainenFinnish
- respectueux de la loiFrench
- géilliúil don dlíIrish
- कानूनीHindi
- torvénytisztelőHungarian
- taat hukumIndonesian
- rispettoso della leggeItalian
- שומרי חוקHebrew
- 法を順守するJapanese
- ಕಾನೂನು ಪಾಲಿಸುವKannada
- 준법Korean
- civilisLatin
- gezagsgetrouweDutch
- lovlydigeNorwegian
- przestrzegające prawaPolish
- respectând legeaRomanian
- законопослушныйRussian
- yasalara saygılıTurkish
- законослухнянаUkrainian
- tuân thủ luật phápVietnamese
- געזעץ-אַביידינגYiddish
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