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
In interviews, Newsom has repeated that the Trump administration is targeting children in elementary school classrooms and law-abiding citizens who have been in California for a decade or more.
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Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
That question is of critical importance to tens of millions of law-abiding AR–15 owners throughout the country.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 8 June 2025
And in doing so, privacy experts warn, the federal government is inevitably scooping up, sorting, combining and storing data about millions of law-abiding Americans.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 4 June 2025
These individuals are tax-paying, law-abiding, essential members of the American workforce.
—Rachel Blumberg, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2025
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Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
That question is of critical importance to tens of millions of law-abiding AR–15 owners throughout the country.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 8 June 2025
And in doing so, privacy experts warn, the federal government is inevitably scooping up, sorting, combining and storing data about millions of law-abiding Americans.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 4 June 2025
These individuals are tax-paying, law-abiding, essential members of the American workforce.
—Rachel Blumberg, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for law-abiding
obedient
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The scale asks whether a respondent tends to prefer children who are obedient, well behaved and well mannered or children who are independent, creative and considerate.—
Adam Eichen,
The Conversation,
11 June 2025
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Those who tend to favor obedient children are scored as having more authoritarian views.—
Adam Eichen,
The Conversation,
11 June 2025
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“Law-abiding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/law-abiding. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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