law-abidingness
- noun
- /lɔː əˈbaɪdɪŋnəs/
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- Law-abidingness is essential for a peaceful society, as it means people follow the rules that keep everyone safe.
Examples
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Although inequalities are still evident in statistical averages, whites and blacks in America overlap in every important measure—income, wealth, education, health, and law-abidingness, among others.
Academic text (1990) -
His law-abidingness made him a respected member of the community, always following the rules and encouraging others to do the same.
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Whereas King sought to find some middle ground between law-abidingness and lawlessness, Lincoln did not believe that the desired middle ground was solid.
Academic text (1996) -
The police officer praised her for her law-abidingness, noting how she always respected traffic laws even in difficult situations.
Synonyms
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5.0
Obeying rules or orders from people in charge
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4.1
A state in which the law allows something
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4.7
Being allowed by law
The quality of always following rules set by others
Following rules or laws
Antonyms
How Law-Abiding
Surface Forms
Morphology
law-abidingness = law-abiding (transparent) = law + abide + ness
Formed by adding the noun-forming suffix '-ness' to the clear adjective 'law-abiding', yielding 'the state of obeying the law'.
Etymology
The word law-abidingness is made of three simple parts: law ('rules'), abide ('to follow' or 'accept'), and the ending -ness ('state' or 'quality'). A helpful way to remember it is to think of someone who always follows the rules, so law-abidingness is the 'state of obeying the law'.