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law-abiding adjective according to law, bene moratus, careful to follow the law, complying, conforming, conforming to the laws, descent, dutiful, ethical, evenhanded, follows the law, follows the preecribed laws, high-minded, high-principled, honest, in conformity with the law, incorrupt, incorruptible, irreproachable, law-revering, legal, legitimate, licit, moral, noble, not illegitimate, obedient, obsequious, on the up and up, principled, proper, reputable, right-minded, righteous, scrupulous, statutable, statutory, sticks to the law, sticks to the letter of the law, straight, straightforward, trustworthy, trusty, unbribable, uncorrupted, unimpeachable, upright, upstanding, valid, virtuous, within the law, within the limits of the law
Associated concepts: law-abiding citizens
See also: clean, ethical, honest, lawful, legitimate, licit, moral, obedient, rightful
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Granted, a good IQ score is not the whole story of a person's life--not even close--but it is the entrance requirement for most high-paying jobs, as well as a predictor of marital stability, law-abidingness, civic behavior, and many other positive life outcomes.
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They even regard law-abidingness as a disa dvantage.
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Rather than possessing virtues of endless conversation alone, an ideal democratic citizen will also need to possess moral courage, law-abidingness, loyalty and self-restraint among others.
Is Socrates the ideal democratic citizen? by Simpson, Timothy L. / Journal of Thought
 
 
 
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