He's a law-abiding citizen.
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Law-abiding
Synonyms for "law-abiding" (59 found)
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18 translations across 15 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 守法的 adj (obeying the laws)
Danish
1 entries- lovlydig adj (obeying the laws)
Dutch
1 entries- gezagsgetrouw adj (obeying the laws)
Finnish
1 entries- lainkuuliainen adj (obeying the laws)
French
1 entries- respectueux de la loi adj (obeying the laws)
German
2 entries- das Gesetz beachtend adj (obeying the laws)
- gesetzestreu adj (obeying the laws)
Greek
1 entries- νομοταγής adj (obeying the laws)
Hungarian
1 entries- törvénytisztelő adj (obeying the laws)
Italian
1 entries- rispettoso della legge adj (obeying the laws)
Polish
1 entries- praworządny adj (obeying the laws)
Portuguese
2 entries- cumpridor da lei adj (obeying the laws)
- obediente à lei adj (obeying the laws)
Russian
1 entries- законопослу́шный adj (obeying the laws)
Spanish
2 entries- obediente de la ley adj (obeying the laws)
- respetuoso de la ley adj (obeying the laws)
Swedish
1 entries- laglydig adj (obeying the laws)
Ukrainian
1 entries- законослухня́ний adj (obeying the laws)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
She's a law-abiding citizen.
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Tom's a decent, law-abiding citizen.
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Tom is a law-abiding citizen.
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