law-abidingadj.

Brit.

/ˈlɔː(r)əˌbʌɪdɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈlɔəˌbaɪdɪŋ/,

/ˈlɑəˌbaɪdɪŋ/

Etymology: < law n.¹ + present participle of abide v. The formation may have been due to a reminiscence of law-biding adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈlaw-aˈbiding.

Abiding by, i.e., maintaining or submitting to the law.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > rule of law > [adjective] > law-abiding

lawfulc1430

legitime1677

legal1756

law-abiding1839

crimeless1887

straight1977

society > law > rule of law > [adjective] > law-abiding > not transgressing the law

honestc1540

unoffending1569

unfraudulent1590

innocent1811

law-abiding1839

uncriminal1864

infelonious1876

1839 Congress. Globe Dec. App. 14/2 Being a law-loving and law-abiding man, he had voted to preserve the laws.

1855 Congress. Globe 26 Jan. 416/2 The people of Oregon are a law-abiding, honest and gallant people.

1867 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest I. vi. 558 The great Earl..who on every other occasion appears as conciliatory and law-abiding.

1876 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest I. vi. 501 An English patriot who on every other occasion appears as conciliatory and law-abiding.

1878 R. B. Smith Carthage 63 If the Roman people had not been the most law-abiding people in the world all public business must have come to a standstill.

1879 T. H. S. Escott England II. xxxi. 498 The colonists are law-abiding and law-loving people.

1973 C. Mullard Black Brit. ii. vi. 68 A racist, however intelligent, will never accept that blacks are just like other average human beings, honest, industrious, clean, law-abiding, intelligent, etc.

Derivatives

law-abidingness n.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > rule of law > [noun] > respect for or observance of law

lawfulnessa1250

legalityc1475

law-abidingness1880

1880 Fortn. Rev. Feb. 311 National self-respect demands a decent conformity to law-abidingness and morality.

1889 Spectator 28 Sept. That most useful of civic virtues, law~abidingness.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

单词	law-abiding
释义	law-abidingadj. Brit. /ˈlɔː(r)əˌbʌɪdɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈlɔəˌbaɪdɪŋ/, /ˈlɑəˌbaɪdɪŋ/ Etymology: < law n.¹ + present participle of abide v. The formation may have been due to a reminiscence of law-biding adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈlaw-aˈbiding. Abiding by, i.e., maintaining or submitting to the law. ΘΚΠ society > law > rule of law > [adjective] > law-abiding lawfulc1430 legitime1677 legal1756 law-abiding1839 crimeless1887 straight1977 society > law > rule of law > [adjective] > law-abiding > not transgressing the law honestc1540 unoffending1569 unfraudulent1590 innocent1811 law-abiding1839 uncriminal1864 infelonious1876 1839 Congress. Globe Dec. App. 14/2 Being a law-loving and law-abiding man, he had voted to preserve the laws. 1855 Congress. Globe 26 Jan. 416/2 The people of Oregon are a law-abiding, honest and gallant people. 1867 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest I. vi. 558 The great Earl..who on every other occasion appears as conciliatory and law-abiding. 1876 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest I. vi. 501 An English patriot who on every other occasion appears as conciliatory and law-abiding. 1878 R. B. Smith Carthage 63 If the Roman people had not been the most law-abiding people in the world all public business must have come to a standstill. 1879 T. H. S. Escott England II. xxxi. 498 The colonists are law-abiding and law-loving people. 1973 C. Mullard Black Brit. ii. vi. 68 A racist, however intelligent, will never accept that blacks are just like other average human beings, honest, industrious, clean, law-abiding, intelligent, etc. Derivatives law-abidingness n. ΘΚΠ society > law > rule of law > [noun] > respect for or observance of law lawfulnessa1250 legalityc1475 law-abidingness1880 1880 Fortn. Rev. Feb. 311 National self-respect demands a decent conformity to law-abidingness and morality. 1889 Spectator 28 Sept. That most useful of civic virtues, law~abidingness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < adj.1839
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