law-abiding
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On a practical level, he added, the data sharing increased the risk of breaches that can open law-abiding citizens up to identity theft.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
The American Dream and Promise Act offers pathways to permanent status for Dreamers, those who were eligible for temporary protected status, and certain other highly vetted law-abiding noncitizens who now risk arrest, detention, and deportation.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
But “geofencing” has also created misplaced suspicions about law-abiding citizens and spurred legal challenges around the country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
"Such conduct undermines the dignity and rights of law-abiding citizens," the ministry said in a statement released on Thursday.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
He looked like a law-abiding upper-class Englishman to everyone but the authorities.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
Vocabulary lists containing law-abiding
Vocabulary from the Eleventh Republican Debate March 3, 2016
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