law-abiding
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- law-abidingness noun
Etymology
Origin of law-abiding
First recorded in 1830–40
Example Sentences
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But for critics, there’s an obvious downside: the potential tracking of law-abiding citizens without a warrant on a scale once thought unimaginable.
From Los Angeles Times
“And the insult added to that injury is an innocent party’s financial life can be turned upside down based on someone else’s fraud — conducted in the far-off past and entirely unbeknownst to the law-abiding party.”
From MarketWatch
"Honest and law-abiding Japanese entities have nothing to worry about," it added.
From Barron's
“For decades he lived a law-abiding life, raising his children and working in various cultural arenas,” they wrote.
From Los Angeles Times
San Jose is instead “a law-abiding city,” Mr. Mahan says.
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