as in obedient
readily giving in to the command or authority of another
the law-abiding citizens of the neighborhood did everything they could to help reduce street crime
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Bukele, who enjoys widespread support back home, praised Trump’s efforts to restrict border crossings and his crackdown on crime, saying it’s being done to protect the 350 million law-abiding Americans.
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Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2025
Republicans protested, saying that the increases would mean more agents bothering law-abiding taxpayers with questions and accusations, even though most of the employees were not to be agents.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2025
The resolution urges the administration to consider new safeguards for law-abiding immigrants who were previously protected by TPS.
—Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 19 Mar. 2025
Caught in the middle are law-abiding Venezuelans.
—David Noriega, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2025
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Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2025
Republicans protested, saying that the increases would mean more agents bothering law-abiding taxpayers with questions and accusations, even though most of the employees were not to be agents.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2025
The resolution urges the administration to consider new safeguards for law-abiding immigrants who were previously protected by TPS.
—Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 19 Mar. 2025
Caught in the middle are law-abiding Venezuelans.
—David Noriega, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2025
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The twist offered in this tale is that this dutiful and obedient AI proceeds to gobble up all the available resources on earth to maximally achieve this goal.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The twist offered in this tale is that this dutiful and obedient AI proceeds to gobble up all the available resources on earth to maximally achieve this goal.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Law-abiding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/law-abiding. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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