law-abiding vs obedient

law-abiding

adj
  • Obeying the laws of society; not a lawbreaker; without a criminal record. 

obedient

adj
  • Willing to comply with the commands, orders, or instructions of those in authority. 

noun
  • One who obeys. 

How often have the words law-abiding and obedient occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )