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Synonyms for law-abiding

(of individuals) adhering strictly to laws and rules and customs

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Excuse the natural anxiety of a practical law-abiding citizen, but couldn't they adopt a special uniform, for instance, couldn't they wear something, be branded in some way?
He further said that trainers should keep their trainee officers and officials aware of the importance of community policing and also making clear to them that they should be careful for convenience of the law-abiding citizens to citizens while serving their duties.
In a statement on Tuesday, Kariuki said he's a law-abiding citizen who hasn't been involved in any criminal activity.
KARACHI -- Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Friday lauded the Sindh government's initiative to bring prison reforms to ensure fundamental rights of inmates and their rehabilitation into society as law-abiding and productive citizens.
Chairman Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Friday lauded the Sindh government's initiative to bring prison reforms to ensure fundamental rights of inmates and their rehabilitation into society as law-abiding and productive citizens.
The irony was apparently lost on the gun-toting folks gathered at the State House not so long ago to raise yet another stink over the supposed threat of taking guns away from "law-abiding gun owners."
The commandant called on religious leaders and traditional rulers to talk to their followers to be law-abiding towards ensuring free, fair, credible and peaceful elections.
When contacted, an official of Islamabad Police Friday said this is an interesting initiative to acknowledge law-abiding citizens while encouraging others to do the same.
"The campaign is PNP chief Director General Oscar Albayalde's idea being a rider himself primarily to assist our motorcycle-riding community in the different checkpoints to immediately identify them as law-abiding citizens compared to motorcycle-riding suspects," PRO8 regional director Chief Supt.
There are only two groups of people in the nation: the criminals and the law-abiding citizens.
Law-abiding citizens who by definition are law abiding.
The American Knife & Tool Institute (AKTI) applauded Governor Rick Snyder, R-MI, for signing Senate Bill 245, a bill to ensure better laws and protections for law-abiding citizens carrying an automatic knife.
Its about time that we started to make a lot more noise in support of law-abiding citizens who are causing us no grief, are not trying to blow us up and are not trying to stuff their religion down our throats.
Lenient sentencing AFTER reading about all the violent crimes committed and most who do them are roaming the streets after being given a non-custodial sentence, it makes me wonder whether all the law-abiding citizens would be safer if we were the ones behind bars.