law-abidingness

Definition of law-abidingnessnext

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Noun
  • For too long, action on climate was wrapped up in the language of virtuousness and morality.
    Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • That’s the mineral-rich goodness packed inside Round Lab’s 1025 Dokdo Cleansing Oil.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Thank goodness someone had the good (perhaps last-minute) sense to have Bruce Bochy and Dusty Baker throw the first pitches.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Fisher will portray the recurring role of Michael Jorie, a dangerous killer with a warped sense of righteousness and piety to his beliefs that fuel his involvement in a southwestern gang with a long history of violence.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2026
  • If God is real, then perhaps other things—goodness, righteousness, beauty—that are usually dismissed as matters of subjective experience might also be objectively real.
    Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Building a reputation for trustworthiness and fairness through transparent actions and accountability also helps reinforce one’s incorruptibility.
    Nancy Pulciano, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2026
  • While critics say these changes are merely cosmetic, many ordinary Bangladeshis have been sold on the veneer of incorruptibility that comes from a theological under-pinning.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Shot in the back and left to die in the street without even the decency of our lawless government investigating their deaths.
    Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Shot in the back and left to die in the street without even the decency of our lawless government investigating their deaths.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Speak up to create results that show integrity.
    Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2026
  • His message centered heavily on election integrity, a theme that has become a cornerstone of his campaign.
    Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 29 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The genus name nods to Sir Galahad, the Arthurian knight known for his moral uprightness, reflecting the animal’s upright stance.
    Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The genus name references Sir Galahad, the Arthurian knight known for his moral uprightness, reflecting the animal’s upright stance — a posture that set it apart from its modern, sprawling relatives.
    Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Policies were justified not with reference to morality or metaphysics but with citations of white papers.
    Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
  • In the winter of 2022, crowds around the globe protested after the death of a young woman, Mahsa Amini, taken into custody by Iran's morality police for how she was dressed.
    Laurie Perez, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
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“Law-abidingness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/law-abidingness. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.

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