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law-abiding

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law-abiding
adjective
decent law-abiding citizens:
well behaved, lawful, righteous, honest, honourable, correct, upright, upstanding, good, decent, proper, solid, virtuous, moral, ethical;
high-minded, right-minded, principled, worthy, orderly, above board, clean-living, peaceable, peaceful, civilized;
dutiful, duteous, obedient, compliant, manageable, deferential, respectful, disciplined.
antonyms lawless, criminal.
law-abiding Oxford Dictionary of English