citizen
They were brought up to be law-abiding citizens, and to respect authority.
All law-abiding citizens should be able to live free from crime.
She had always been a law-abiding citizen, but turned to crime in order to survive.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Obeying & breaking the law
abide
abide by something
adhere
adhere to something
afoul
bac
buck
commission
comply
contravene
derogation
disobey
enforcer
fall foul of somethingidiom
go by the book
guiltiness
infraction
infringement
shalt
violation