Synonyms for abide by
abide by

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1. comply, follow, abide byverb

   act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes

   "He complied with my instructions"; "You must comply or else!"; "Follow these simple rules"; "abide by the rules"

   Synonyms:
   take after, watch, watch over, fall out, stick with, keep up, be, comply, succeed, respect, honor, adopt, observe, play along, travel along, come after, trace, follow, honour, surveil, accompany, come, postdate, pursue, keep abreast, stick to, survey, espouse, conform to, keep an eye on

2. respect, honor, honour, abide by, observeverb

   show respect towards

   "honor your parents!"

   Synonyms:
   value, note, notice, watch over, comply, keep, mention, watch, detect, respect, honor, esteem, observe, prize, follow, reward, honour, maintain, discover, find, prise, celebrate, remark, take note, keep an eye on

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1. Justice Minister Heiko Maas:

   One thing is clear : if Facebook wants to do business in Germany, then it must abide by German laws, it doesn't matter that we, because of historical reasons, have a stricter interpretation of freedom of speech than the United States does.

2. Kay Stimson:

   The flashpoint in past cycles has been attempts by international observers to enter polling places or maintain a presence near voting sites in states where such missions are not authorized or permitted by state law, we’ve provided the OSCE mission leaders with information on the states in this camp, so now it’s up to them to abide by the law while they’re in the U.S.

3. Marco Rubio:

   The argument the White House uses is if you're not in favor of this deal, you are in favor of war, i would argue that a bad deal almost guarantees war, because Israel is not going to abide by any deal that they believe puts them and their existence in danger.

4. Charles Ellinas:

   If the two governments between them agree to abide by the findings of the arbitration then it takes the heat out of it. And that's what they need to do at this meeting this week.

5. Hector Villagra:

   There is no situation in which an officer can intentionally grab and destroy a camera being used to lawfully record law enforcement, the officer's conduct is a blatant and deliberate violation of the Constitution and his duties as an officer to abide by the law.