law-abiding

(lô'ə-bī'dĭng)
adj.
Adhering to the law.

adj

Definition: well behaved
Antonyms: criminal, lawless

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IN BRIEF: Obeying legal rules.

One who is by nature daring and is suffering from poverty will not long be law-abiding. — Confucius (c. 551-c. 479 BC)

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: (of groups) not violent or disorderly
  Synonym: peaceful

Meaning #2: (of individuals) adhering strictly to laws and rules and customs
  Synonym: observant

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - lovlydig

Nederlands (Dutch)
gezagsgetrouw, ordelievend

Français (French)
adj. - respectueux de la loi

Deutsch (German)
adj. - gesetzestreu

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - νομοταγής, νομιμόφρονας

Italiano (Italian)
rispettoso della legge

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - cumpridor da lei, pacífico

Русский (Russian)
законопослушный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - observante de la ley, respetuoso de las leyes

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - laglydig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
守法的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 守法的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 법률을 준수하는, 법률에 따르는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 法律を守る, 順法的な, 法律に従う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مطيع للقانون‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שומר חוק‬

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