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  2. a person who does not break the law: He reassured people that law-abiding citizens would have nothing to fear from the investigation. We must remember that civil rights are not limited to law-abiding citizens. See. law-abiding. citizen. Fewer examples.

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      Someone who is law-abiding obeys the law: Such actions...

  3. Someone who is a citizen of a particular country is legally accepted as belonging to that country. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Definition of 'law-abiding' law-abiding. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]

  4. Someone who is law-abiding obeys the law: Such actions against law-abiding citizens will not be tolerated. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Obeying & breaking the law. abide. abide by something. adhere. adhere to something. afoul.

  5. Law-abiding definition: obeying or keeping the law; obedient to law. See examples of LAW-ABIDING used in a sentence.

  6. Refers to a person who consistently follows and respects societal rules and regulations. How to use "law-abiding" in a sentence. As a law-abiding citizen, he always paid his taxes on time. Those who are law-abiding often have a high respect for authority and societal structures.

  7. law-abiding. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ˈlaw-aˌbiding adjective respectful of the law and obeying it a law-abiding citizen Examples from the Corpus law-abiding • There is a tendency to look back at a time when people were more peaceful and law-abiding.

  8. law-abiding. adjective. /ˈlɔː əbaɪdɪŋ/. /ˈlɔː əbaɪdɪŋ/. obeying and respecting the law. The police have been preventing ordinary law-abiding citizens from going about their own business. Extra Examples.

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