abide by

to accept or obey a decision, rule, law, etc.

You should abide by the consequences.

We must abide by the rules of the game.

Some member countries have been lax in abiding by G-7 agreements.

We all must abide by law to live in any society.

We all abide by law to live in any society.

I hope that Japan will abide by its Constitution.

I hope that Japan will abide by Article 9 of her Constitution.

There were no laws for people to abide by.

The players must abide by the rules.

The players have to abide by the umpire's decision.

He did not abide by his promise.

They did not abide by the school regulations.

She will not fail to abide by his promise.

We must abide by the law.

You have to abide by the laws.

We have to abide by the rules.

The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.

They have got to abide by the rules.

Tom had to abide by the court's ruling relating to his access to his children.

Everyone is expected to abide by the company's established rules.

My father abides by what he said.