"law-abiding" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} law-abiding (not comparable)
  1. Obeying the laws of society; not a lawbreaker; without a criminal record. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Law Translations (obeying the laws): 守法的 (shǒufǎ de) (Chinese Mandarin), gezagsgetrouw (Dutch), lainkuuliainen (Finnish), respectueux de la loi [masculine] (French), gesetzestreu (German), das Gesetz beachtend (German), νομοταγής (nomotagís) (Greek), törvénytisztelő (Hungarian), rispettoso della legge (Italian), praworządny (Polish), cumpridor da lei [masculine] (Portuguese), obediente à lei (Portuguese), законопослу́шный (zakonoposlúšnyj) (Russian), obediente de la ley (Spanish), respetuoso de la ley (Spanish), laglydig (Swedish), законослухня́ний (zakonosluxnjányj) (Ukrainian)
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          "sense": "obeying the laws",
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      "sense": "obeying the laws",
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      "sense": "obeying the laws",
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      "sense": "obeying the laws",
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