law-abiding
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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
It was “free money” for law-abiding, tax-paying U.S. citizens.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
Those laws are said “to provide an incentive for parents to carefully supervise kids and help them develop into mature, law-abiding adults.”
From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026
Now even nonviolent law-abiding protests under the auspices of the ANC were illegal.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Vocabulary lists containing law-abiding
Vocabulary from the Eleventh Republican Debate March 3, 2016
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