law-abiding

law-abiding adjective: obeying the laws of society; not a lawbreaker; without a criminal record.

Adjective

law-abiding (comparative more law-abiding, superlative most law-abiding)

Obeying the laws of society; not a lawbreaker; without a criminal record.
- The law-abiding citizens have nothing to fear from government surveillance... unless the government begins to break the law.
- Most people take the imprint "Not Transferable" for granted when buying railway tickets, and are sufficiently law-abiding not to think of transferring a return half to a relation or friend.1959 September, N. Caplan, “Not Transferable”, in Railway Magazine, page 646

சட்டத்திற்குக் கீழ்ப்படிகின்ற

നിയമാനുവർത്തിയായ, ന്യായാനുസരണമായ, പാലിക്കുന്ന

ನ್ಯಾಯಬದ್ಧವಾದ, ನ್ಯಾಯಕ್ಕೆ ತಲೆಬಾಗುವ, ಕಾನೂನು ಪಾಲಿಸುವ, ನ್ಯಾಯಾನುವರ್ತಿ, ಕಾನೂನುವರ್ತಿ

Can it be that they were invented to keep law-abiding folk behind closed doors at night, when the deeds were being done?1980, Robert Dougall, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 379:
“For any decent, law-abiding citizen, there is no honour in this.2017, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Bad Dad, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN:

comparative	more law-abiding
superlative	most law-abiding

What does law-abiding mean?: Law-abiding means obeying the laws of society; not a lawbreaker; without a criminal record.
What is law-abiding in Tamil?: Law-abiding in Tamil is சட்டத்திற்குக் கீழ்ப்படிகின்ற. See Law-abiding meaning in Tamil.
How do you use law-abiding in a sentence?: Can it be that they were invented to keep law-abiding folk behind closed doors at night, when the deeds were being done?
What part of speech is law-abiding?: Law-abiding is an adjective.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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