abided
v. B2 Upper Intermediate US //əˈbaɪdɪd// UK //ɐbˈaɪdɪd// abid·ed
v. to accept or follow a rule, a law, or a decision. You use this when you agree to something and do not try to change it.
v. to accept or comply with a rule, law, or decision. Often used in the passive voice to indicate that a person or entity has accepted the terms of a contract or legal judgment.
The company abided by the new safety rules.
After the court's final ruling, the defendant abided by the sentence without any further protest.
The treaty was signed by both nations, and both parties abided by its terms for over a decade, despite the underlying political tensions that had led to its creation.