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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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“Law-abiding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/law-abiding. Accessed 17 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of law-abiding was in 1834
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