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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Recent Examples of law-abiding
Sanctuary jurisdictions, in his view, decide their limited resources are better spent investigating people who commit serious crimes, rather than people who are in the United States illegally but are otherwise law-abiding.
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Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Apr. 2025
If a law-abiding citizen can face this for simply coming home, then no one is safe.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
For too long, our state representatives have turned a blind eye to the voices of victims and law-abiding citizens.
—Carl Demaio, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
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.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2025
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Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Apr. 2025
If a law-abiding citizen can face this for simply coming home, then no one is safe.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
For too long, our state representatives have turned a blind eye to the voices of victims and law-abiding citizens.
—Carl Demaio, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
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.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for law-abiding
obedient
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According to the new framing, Russia’s real fight is against the mighty United States, which wants to destroy it, while Ukraine—just like the European Union and NATO—is merely an obedient U.S. satellite.—
Andrei Kolesnikov,
Foreign Affairs,
25 May 2023
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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 28 May. 2025.
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