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Definition of Law-abiding
1. Adjective. (of individuals) adhering strictly to laws and rules and customs. "Observant of the speed limit"
Definition of Law-abiding
1. Adjective. Describing one who obeys laws. Not a lawbreaker. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Law-abiding
Literary usage of Law-abiding
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The German Element in the United States by Albert Bernhardt Faust (1909)
"In regard to the people of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, who have even longer
upheld a reputation for being orderly and law-abiding, the writer picked up ..."
2. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"law-abiding. Obedient to the law. 1839 Being a law-loving and ... 1848 This most
polite and law-abiding mob backed out, and nullified its own resolution. ..."
3. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1908)
"He thus gradually converted the people into an industrious and law-abiding peasantry.
His attention was equally demanded by the ..."
4. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"The inhabitants are of Tanoan stock, law-abiding and prosperous and owners of
productive farms. Pop. about 500. JENA, yä'nä, Germany, town, miles east of ..."
5. The Canada Law Journal by Law Society of Upper Canada, William S. Hein & Company, Canadian Bar Association (1916)
"The majesty of the law cannot safely be trifled with, if a country is to retain
its law-abiding character, and there is a feeling that in this case it has ..."
6. The Ancient Lowly: A History of the Ancient Working People from the Earliest by Cyrenus Osborne Ward (1900)
"ABU the'Home of Trade Organizations—Plato went with Socrates to One for the
Material of His Republic—Socrates a member—Always Law Abiding—Union of ..."
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