TO ABIDE BY

Definition: TO ABIDE BY

TO ABIDE BY

1. (a) To stand to; to adhere; to maintain. The poor fellow was obstinate enough to abide by what he said at first. --Fielding. (b) To acquiesce; to conform to; as, to abide by a decision or an award.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Crosswords: TO ABIDE BY

Children

India

In January, the NHRC wrote to the chief ministers of all states to ask them to abide by recommendations to remove all persons with mental illness from ordinary jails; however, by year's end, the directive had not been implemented. (references)

Civil Liberties

Ghana

The Government at times alleged that some reporters and editors failed to abide by professional ethical guidelines. (references)

Zimbabwe

According to the act, citizens who fail to abide by the regulations by January 7, 2002, will cease to be citizens, will be removed from the voter rolls, and will be unable to vote. (references)

Economic History

Spain

These companies have to abide by Spanish labor laws. (references)

Philippines

However, Philippine courts have shown a reluctance to abide by the arbitral process or its resulting decisions. (references)

Dominican Rep

U.S. businesspersons operating overseas are obligated to abide by the provisions of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. (references)

Human Rights

Zimbabwe

In April and May, the Government failed to abide by two High Court rulings requiring that police officials remove war veterans and other squatters trespassing on commercial farms. (references)

Minorities

Moldova

However, Transnistrian authorities refused to abide by the law. (references)

Political Economy

Niger

During the year, the forces continued to abide by their statement; however, members of the security forces committed abuses. (references)

Political Rights

Comoros

The other leaders did not indicate any unwillingness to abide by the terms of the agreement by year's end. (references)

Peru

They were removed on grounds that they failed to abide by their oath of office to uphold the Constitution. (references)

Pakistan

President Musharraf pledged to abide by a May 2000 Supreme Court ruling that mandates that national elections be held no later than 90 days after October 12, 2002. Between December 31, 2000, and August 2, local elections were held in five phases on a nonparty basis. (references)

Trade

Thailand

To abide by the GATT Valuation System (GVS), Thailand announced its new customs valuation scheme on March 8, 2000, which became effective on January 1, 2000 . Under the new system, there are 6 methods in order of relevance to calculate the import duty. (references)

Mexico

If a NOM-issuing government agency decides to conduct all conformity assessment activities for a given NOM, then it does not have to abide by EMA procedures nor allow for the participation of foreign test laboratories to test for compliance with its NOMs. (references)

Worker Rights

China

Many monks and nuns who attempt to protest peacefully or refuse to abide by rules imposed by government authorities in Buddhist monasteries are subject to detention. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Chinese 

遵循 (to follow), 循 (to adhere to, to follow). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

服する (to be subject to, to obey, to submit to). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

ふくする (to be subject to, to obey, to submit to). (various references)

Pig Latin

otay abideay ybay

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-2 letters: tabbied.

-3 letters: babied, baited, batboy, boated, iodate, tabbed.

-4 letters: abbey, abbot, abide, abode, adobe, bated, bayed, beady, bidet, biota, boite, debit, deity, dobby, dobie, tabby, tabid, toady, today, toyed.

-5 letters: abbe, abed, abet, abye, adit, aide, babe, baby, bade, bait, bate, bead, beat, beta, bide, bite, boat, bode, body, bota, byte, date, dato, debt.

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