Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Law-abiding \Law"-a*bid`ing\, a.
   Abiding the law; waiting for the operation of law for the
   enforcement of rights; also, abiding by the law; obedient to
   the law; as, law-abiding people.

Source : WordNet®

law-abiding
     adj 1: (of groups) not violent or disorderly; "the right of
            peaceful assembly" [syn: {peaceful}]
     2: (of individuals) adhering strictly to laws and rules and
        customs; "law-abiding citizens"; "observant of the speed
        limit" [syn: {observant}]