From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishlaw-abidingˈlaw-aˌbiding adjective OBEYrespectful of the law and obeying it a law-abiding citizen
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law-abiding• There is a tendency to look back at a time when people were more peaceful and law-abiding.• These men are all decent, tax-paying, law-abiding people.law-abiding citizen• The five paramilitary officers from the Rathcoole district had each an unblemished record as a law-abiding citizen.• The majority of people in Oldham are law-abiding citizens.• Those who suffered most, the committee revealed, were the law-abiding citizens.• Once upon a time we were all law-abiding citizens, and now we've got football hooligans.• I am normally a law-abiding citizen but I had not a single scruple.• Most law-abiding citizens obeyed it but not so the denizens of the slums, stinking alleys and runnels of Edinburgh.• Eighth Uncle, you know as well as anyone that my brother and I have been honest, law-abiding citizens since childhood.• In future, all movie gays will be law-abiding citizens with healthy relationships, no repressive hang-ups, and a glitter-free wardrobe.From Longman Business Dictionarylaw-abidingˈlaw-aˌbiding adjectiveLAW a law-abiding person does not break the lawThe role of the police is to enforce the law and protect law-abiding citizens. 