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词汇 law-abiding
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Definition of law-abiding in English:

law-abiding

adjectiveˈlɔːəbʌɪdɪŋˈlɔ əˌbaɪdɪŋ
  • Obedient to the laws of society.

    守法的

    a law-abiding citizen

    守法公民。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In any civilized and law-abiding society the defeat of the terrorist is a public interest of the first importance.
    • It is not acceptable that law-abiding members of our community should suffer the nuisance behaviour of a minority.
    • Minor vandalism is annoying, expensive and distressing to law-abiding citizens.
    • We are very grateful for the response of the law-abiding majority.
    • This must be the only case in history of the usual suspects being the most law-abiding citizens.
    • It's yet another way of hitting the pocket of the law-abiding, dutiful driver.
    • That mechanism must be respected and used if we are to remain a free and law-abiding nation.
    • More likely the product of those years, in the main, turned into decent law-abiding members of society.
    • A law-abiding citizen who gets caught on a traffic camera faces a stiffer penalty!
    • The problem nowadays is that there is no proper justice for law-abiding people.
    • They want the community where the decent, law-abiding majority are in charge.
    • Just as we should all expect to be transported about the city in a totally safe manner by law-abiding, competent drivers.
    • The vast majority of postal workers are decent, honest, law-abiding people.
    • Two highly disciplined and law-abiding populations meekly submitted to defeat.
    • Like the rest of the law-abiding citizens of York, I am disgusted with the breakdown of law and order in our city.
    • He has very high morals and is law-abiding and he's never done anything criminally wrong in his life.
    • They are all law-abiding citizens and actively wish to contribute to society.
    • Lack of affordable housing and a shortage of properties can price decent, law-abiding people out of homes.
    • They just catch mainly honest and law-abiding citizens who, for the most part, are driving at appropriate speeds.
    • But we also want the rights of all law-abiding citizens to be respected and protected as well.
    Synonyms
    well behaved, lawful, righteous, honest, honourable, correct, upright, upstanding, good, decent, proper, solid, virtuous, moral, ethical
    high-minded, right-minded, principled, worthy, orderly, above board, clean-living, peaceable, peaceful, civilized
    dutiful, duteous, obedient, compliant, manageable, deferential, respectful, disciplined

Derivatives

  • law-abidingness

  • noun
    • And while we should generally want to create a culture of law-abidingness, a culture of pacifism is a recipe for national disaster.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It is these cultural understandings which are the immediate determinants of law-abidingness or deviation.
      • As long ago as 1865 Bagehot noted the law-abidingness of the British.
      • ‘We will need to work together, to reform our immigration policies and instill a culture of law-abidingness, where it has been lacking,’ he said.
      • Libertarians recognize that a free market needs a culture of law-abidingness, promise-keeping, and respect for contracts.

Definition of law-abiding in US English:

law-abiding

adjectiveˈlɔ əˌbaɪdɪŋˈlô əˌbīdiNG
  • Obedient to the laws of society.

    守法的

    a law-abiding citizen

    守法公民。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • But we also want the rights of all law-abiding citizens to be respected and protected as well.
    • The problem nowadays is that there is no proper justice for law-abiding people.
    • They are all law-abiding citizens and actively wish to contribute to society.
    • Minor vandalism is annoying, expensive and distressing to law-abiding citizens.
    • More likely the product of those years, in the main, turned into decent law-abiding members of society.
    • In any civilized and law-abiding society the defeat of the terrorist is a public interest of the first importance.
    • This must be the only case in history of the usual suspects being the most law-abiding citizens.
    • Like the rest of the law-abiding citizens of York, I am disgusted with the breakdown of law and order in our city.
    • It is not acceptable that law-abiding members of our community should suffer the nuisance behaviour of a minority.
    • Lack of affordable housing and a shortage of properties can price decent, law-abiding people out of homes.
    • They want the community where the decent, law-abiding majority are in charge.
    • A law-abiding citizen who gets caught on a traffic camera faces a stiffer penalty!
    • The vast majority of postal workers are decent, honest, law-abiding people.
    • They just catch mainly honest and law-abiding citizens who, for the most part, are driving at appropriate speeds.
    • He has very high morals and is law-abiding and he's never done anything criminally wrong in his life.
    • It's yet another way of hitting the pocket of the law-abiding, dutiful driver.
    • That mechanism must be respected and used if we are to remain a free and law-abiding nation.
    • Just as we should all expect to be transported about the city in a totally safe manner by law-abiding, competent drivers.
    • We are very grateful for the response of the law-abiding majority.
    • Two highly disciplined and law-abiding populations meekly submitted to defeat.
    Synonyms
    well behaved, lawful, righteous, honest, honourable, correct, upright, upstanding, good, decent, proper, solid, virtuous, moral, ethical
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