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Arms discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property... Horrid mischief would ensue were the law-abiding deprived of the use of them.
Thomas Paine

Meaning of "law-abiding" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LAW-ABIDING

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LAW-ABIDING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Law-Abiding is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES LAW-ABIDING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

law-abiding

Law

Law is a term which does not have a universally accepted definition, but one definition is that law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behaviour. Laws can be made by legislatures through legislation, the executive through decrees and regulations, or judges through binding precedents. Private individuals can create legally binding contracts, including arbitration agreements that exclude the normal court process. The formation of laws themselves may be influenced by a constitution and the rights encoded therein. The law shapes politics, economics, and society in various ways and serves as a mediator of relations between people. A general distinction can be made between civil law jurisdictions, in which the legislature or other central body codifies and consolidates their laws, and common law systems, where judge-made binding precedents are accepted. Historically, religious laws played a significant role even in settling of secular matters, which is still the case in some religious communities, particularly Jewish, and some countries, particularly Islamic.

Definition of law-abiding in the English dictionary

The definition of law-abiding in the dictionary is adhering more or less strictly to the laws.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LAW-ABIDING

law of nature
Law of Segregation
law of supply and demand
law of the jungle
law of thermodynamics
law school
Law Society
law stationer
law student
law term
law-abidingness
law-and-order
law-and-order issues
law-breaking
lawbook
lawbreaker
Lawes
lawfare
lawful
lawfully

WORDS THAT END LIKE LAW-ABIDING

abiding
according
backsliding
braiding
chiding
deciding
dividing
gliding
guiding
hang-gliding
hiding
horse riding
horseback riding
nitriding
overriding
paragliding
providing
raiding
riding
siding
sliding

Synonyms and antonyms of law-abiding in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LAW-ABIDING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «law-abiding» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of law-abiding

Translation of «law-abiding» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LAW-ABIDING

Find out the translation of law-abiding to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of law-abiding from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «law-abiding» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

守法的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

respetuoso con la ley
570 millions of speakers

English

law-abiding
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कानून का पालन करने वाला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يحترمون القانون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

законопослушным
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

obediente à lei
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আইনানুগ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

respectueux des lois
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Undang-undang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gesetzestreu
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

法律を守る
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

법을 준수하는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Angger-anggering Toret
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tôn trọng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சட்டத்தை மதிக்கும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कायद्याचे पालन करणारा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yasalara saygılı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rispettoso della legge
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

praworządnym
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

законослухняним
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

respectă legea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νομοταγείς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wetsgehoorsame
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

laglydiga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lovlydige
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of law-abiding

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LAW-ABIDING»

The term «law-abiding» is quite widely used and occupies the 45.111 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LAW-ABIDING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about law-abiding

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10 QUOTES WITH «LAW-ABIDING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word law-abiding.
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Julian Castro
And because he knows that we don't have an ounce of talent to waste, the president took action to lift the shadow of deportation from a generation of young, law-abiding immigrants called dreamers.
2
John Dingell
If we're going to change the laws, let's change them in ways which makes it easier to catch criminals, and yet at the same time protect the Second Amendment rights of our law-abiding citizens.
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James Earl Jones
The world is filled with violence. Because criminals carry guns, we decent law-abiding citizens should also have guns. Otherwise they will win and the decent people will loose.
4
Jim Jordan
What I don't want to do is restrict law-abiding citizens from their Second Amendment rights, which are focused on freedom. I point out all the time. Remember, bad guys aren't stupid, they're just bad.
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Aleksander Kwasniewski
There is simply no room for anti-Semitism in a democratic and law-abiding state.
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Aleksandr Lebed
First of all I would make about 80% of the people law-abiding citizens again. The policy which is carried out now makes every entrepreneur and businessman a thief against his own will.
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Donna Leon
Italians tend to be less rigidly moral and law-abiding than do Anglo-Saxons. They also have a profound suspicion of the state and most of its agencies.
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Ferdinand Mount
All the research shows that being married, with all its ups and downs, is by far the most effective way of making young men law-abiding and giving them a sense of purpose and self-worth.
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Thomas Paine
Arms discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property... Horrid mischief would ensue were the law-abiding deprived of the use of them.
10
Rick Perry
Armed and law-abiding citizens are a greater deterrent to violent crime than 1,000 laws passed by Congress.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LAW-ABIDING»

Discover the use of law-abiding in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to law-abiding and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Otherwise Law-Abiding Citizens: A Scientific and Moral ...
Grounding discussion of cannabis use in both moral theory and scientific fact, this book gives readers a thorough understanding of the social and political issues that continue to dictate cannabis law.
Matt Stolick, 2008
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Preparing Convicts for Law-Abiding Lives: The Pioneering ...
This book interprets his efforts, accomplishments, and limitations in their historical context, yet relates them all to current possibilities and problems in crime control.
Daniel Glaser, 1995
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Knife Laws of the Fifty States: A Guide for the Law-Abiding ...
Knife Laws of the Fifty States was written to help the law-abiding traveler and knife owner better understand the differing restrictions on knife carry that each state imposes on those within its borders.
David Wong, 2006
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The Law-abiding Conscience, and the Higher Law Conscience: ...
No one who has listened attentively to the conversation of others, or watched the public press for some months past, can fail to have perceived the existence of at least two classes of consciences : the one, a LAW-ABIDING conscience — the ...
Samuel Thayer Spear, 1850
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The Law Abiding Conscience, and the Higher Law Conscience; ...
The powers they possess the people bestow in a legal way; and if they do not faithfully perform their duty so as correctly to represent the public will, there is always at handa peaceful and law-abiding remedy. Vl'e can discuss and even ...
Samuel Thayer SPEAR, 1850
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Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil
VIII: Duties. of. a. Law-Abiding. Citizen. So Eichmann's opportunities for feeling like Pontius Pilate were many, and as the months and the years went by, he lost the need to feel anything at all. This was the way things were, this was the new law ...
Hannah Arendt, 2006
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Congressional Edition
Q. I suppose not. I am coming to another matter. But before going to another matter I will ask you if you saw any persons with that company of which you have been speaking that you would regard as peaceable and law-abiding citizens ; if you ...
‎1884
8
Reports of Committees: 30th Congress, 1st Session - 48th ...
But before going to another matter I will ask you if you saw any persons with that company of which you have been speaking that you would regard as peaceable and law-abiding citizens ; if you saw any that were not such ! — A. Yes, sir ; there  ...
United States. Congress. Senate, 1884
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Congressional Serial Set
Do you and I understand what that means alike, I wonder? My conception of being and desiring law and order is. first of all, to be a law-abiding citizen. Have you the same conception of what law and order stands for? Mr. Maurer. Law- abiding?
United States. Commission on Industrial Relations, Francis Patrick Walsh, Basil Maxwell Manly, 1916
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Punishment, Communication, and Community
Since it is the state that, through the criminal law, imposes the burden of law- abiding self-restraint on its citizens, it is also a proper task for the state to try to ensure that those who accept that burden are not unfairly disadvantaged in doing so ...
R. A. Duff, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LAW-ABIDING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term law-abiding is used in the context of the following news items.
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How law-abiding citizens can be ensnared in federal criminal …
It was recently revealed that the Federal Bureau of Investigation is conducting a criminal investigation into whether front-office members of the ... «International Law Office, Jul 15»
2
Rule of law requires law-abiding lawyers, not "activists" - Eastday
Rule of law requires law-abiding lawyers, not "activists". 2015/7/19 7:58:05. BEIJING, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Preventing the abuse of the law is as important as ... «EastDay.com, Jul 15»
3
Report: As Conceal Carry Permits Climb, Murder Rates Drop - Leah …
“It puts the lie to the myth promulgated by anti-gun individuals that somehow more law-abiding citizens carrying guns will lead to more crime. «Town Hall, Jul 15»
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KELOLAND.com | Rally Ready
"Most of those people are law-abiding citizens, they want to enjoy the rally, but there's also that criminal element," Jackley said. Because of that ... «KELOLAND TV, Jul 15»
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The Next Mass Shooting - And Response - Chattanoogan.com
Law-abiding citizens won't bring their guns into a “gun free” zone. Criminals will bring their guns into those zones, however. How much more ... «The Chattanoogan, Jul 15»
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Editorial: Bipartisan support grows for prison reform | Chicago
... drug abusers — away from incarceration and into community-based programs that help them lead to law-abiding and productive lives. «Chicago Sun-Times, Jul 15»
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SOWELL: Slavery can't be blamed for all race problems
The principal victims of these retrogressions are the decent, law-abiding members of black communities across the country who are prey to ... «Rapid City Journal, Jul 15»
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Veep salutes Ghanaians for economic sacrifices | General News …
The Chairman of the Eid Planning Committee, Alhaji Alhassan Sule, advised Muslims to be law-abiding to prevent them from infringing the laws ... «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
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Gun enthusiasts shred blue cards in North Las Vegas | Las Vegas …
"Gun owners are law-abiding citizens. We just want to live freely." In addition to booths featuring firearm manufacturers, the event also featured ... «Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jul 15»
10
ExpandMLB intoCarolinas - Robesonian - robesonian.com
Cities with law-abiding citizens should be rewarded. Projecting a stronger sense of security also makes cities more attractive places for ... «The Robesonian, Jul 15»

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