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law-abiding
adjective as in honest
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adjective as in honorable
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adjective as in obedient
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- acquiescent
- amenable
- at one's beck and call
- biddable
- complaisant
- controllable
- docious
- duteous
- governable
- honoring
- in one's clutches
- in one's pocket
- in one's power
- obeisant
- obliging
- observant
- on a string
- pliant
- regardful
- resigned
- reverential
- sheeplike
- tame
- tractable
- under control
- venerating
- well-trained
- willing
- wrapped around finger
- yielding
adjective as in ordered
adjective as in orderly
adjective as in righteous
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- angelic
- blameless
- charitable
- commendable
- creditable
- deserving
- devoted
- devout
- dutiful
- equitable
- exemplary
- fair
- faithful
- godlike
- guiltless
- holy
- impartial
- innocent
- irreproachable
- just
- laudable
- matchless
- meritorious
- moral
- peerless
- philanthropic
- philanthropical
- praiseworthy
- punctilious
- reverent
- right-minded
- saintly
- scrupulous
- sinless
- sterling
- trustworthy
- worthy
adjective as in solid
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adjective as in straight
Example Sentences
Asked whether law-abiding immigrants without papers should fear they might be deported if law enforcement pulled them over in a traffic stop, Arthur said: “I’m not going to say they shouldn’t be worried.”
Most law-abiding campaigns would be alarmed by such a shot across the bow.
"People who we call the founders or whatever saw religion broadly defined as a vital element in the promotion of good citizenship, law-abiding, public mindedness," Peterson said.
Rhiannon Do’s attorney, David Wiechert, said in a previous email to The Times that she is “a hardworking, honest, and law-abiding young woman.”
In 2017, his family called him "proud, humble, mature and independent", as well as a "loyal son" and a "law-abiding citizen".
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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