adhere to Formal

Meaning: If you adhere to a law, a rule or a contract, you obey it or follow it.

Synonym: abide by

For example:

adhere to Doctors are expected to adhere to the Hippocratic oath.
adhere to You can't trust that company. They don't adhere to the terms of the contracts they sign.

Nouns often used as objects with
adhere to: laws, rules, regulations, terms, agreement, contract, constitution

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