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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
In an interview on his campaign bus he told AFP his goal was to protect the human rights of "law-abiding citizens" and not "preventing the attacker from getting shot."
With more guns in more hands, families are grieving loved ones lost to quick-tempered killings, often involving law-abiding civilians, with no one held accountable.
“We have complete faith in the Indian judicial system and are confident that the ongoing proceedings will continue to reaffirm our integrity and law-abiding record,” Wahaal said.
“They are attempting to violate landmark Supreme Court decisions and disarm law-abiding citizens by banning some of the most commonly owned handguns in America.”
And no less unfortunately, we’re speeding down it quickly with a maniac in the driver’s seat, and it lacks the guardrails of a law-abiding Supreme Court and a constitutionally aware secretary of defense.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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