ABIDE BY sth

to respect a decision

I will abide by your decision.

Can you really abide by the court's decision?

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ABIDE BY sth

to adhere to and follow the instructions or commands presented by someone in a position of authority

The teacher said that if we did not abide by her rules, we would be asked to leave the classroom.

I received a fail grade for my essay because I had not abided by the structure and formatting requirements that were given to students in the instruction brief.