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abiding - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
adjective
from The Century Dictionary.
abiding faith.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
adjective
from Wiktionary , Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
verb abide .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
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Here we are shown that when one "hath eternal life" it is "eternal life _abiding in him_"; for there would be no meaning to the language if no one has eternal life abiding in him.
God's Plan with Men 1900
Its been 31 years, since the law was introduced, yet the nation shows no scruples in abiding by the most futile system.
Global Voices in English » Pakistan: Condemning Gojra Riots 2009
Nope, you said that the fraction of private transfer that are law-abiding is insignificant.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Mayor Bloomberg’s gun show bill 2010
Purchase and possession (and carry) at 18 – 20 by the otherwise law-abiding is and should be no big deal; 21 is, in the end, as arbitrary (and asinine) an age limit for legal purchase as it is for alcohol.
The Volokh Conspiracy » How Would an 18-to-20-Year-Old Go About Buying a Handgun? 2010
If you believe in abiding by the laws of the land then that makes you anti-immagration?
Think Progress » Anti-Immigrant Leader’s Bodyguard Reportedly Assaulted Mimes Who Were Blowing ‘Hateful Whistles’ At DC Rally 2010
And this was the main abiding -place of the Folk that I had chanced upon.
CHAPTER V 2010
Obama, Edwards, Richardson and others showed good faith in abiding by the rules of the DNC and petitioned to have their names removed in both MI and FL – they were successful only in MI because FL maintained the names of the candidates on the ballot against their wishes.
Full Michigan delegation with half-vote to be seated by Dems 2008
Well, we honest, proud women believes in abiding by the established rules.
Full Michigan delegation with half-vote to be seated by Dems 2008
I guess they don't believe in abiding by the rules, Mrs Clinton would not be pushing the issue if the shoe was on the other foot.
Obama supporters planning DNC counter-protest 2008
And your assertion that the working classes were notoriously law-abiding is laughable, simply because laws back then criminalized debt.
Matthew Yglesias » Also: The Sky Is Blue 2007
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