Difference between Comply and Abide By

COMPLY vs ABIDE BY: VERB

Act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes
Show respect towards
To accept a decision or law and act in accordance with it; to conform to; to acquiesce.
To remain faithful to something or someone; to stand to; to adhere.

To act in accordance with another's command, request, rule, or wish.
To be courteous or obedient.
To be ceremoniously courteous; to make one's compliments.
To yield assent; to accord; agree, or acquiesce; to adapt one's self; to consent or conform; -- usually followed by with.

To fulfil; perform or execute.
To caress; embrace; encircle.
To act in accordance with another's will or desire; yield in agreement or compliance: as, to comply with a command or request.
To accommodate itself; accord; fit; conform: said of things.
To be courteous, complaisant, or conciliatory.

Accordance, Implement, Obey, Compliant, Conform, Enforce, Abide, Compliance, Conform to, Abide by, Assent, Acquiesce, Follow, Accede, Adhere

Deliver, Conform, Bear, Apply, Adhere, Achieve, Accomplish, Abode, Abiding, Honor, Follow, Respect, Comply, Observe, Honour

Satisfy, Accordance, Implement, Obey, Compliant, Conform, Enforce, Abide, Compliance, Conform to, Assent, Acquiesce, Follow, Accede, Adhere

Discharge, Conform, Bear, Apply, Adhere, Achieve, Accomplish, Abode, Abiding, Honor, Follow, Respect, Comply, Observe, Honour

Vonageto comply with Minnesota laws that regulated telephonecompanies.
Design should comply with the ACI Building Code.
The credit must comply with all consumer regulations.
Storage of containers shall comply with this paragraph.
My advice is to comply with such requests.
Do they have to comply with my request?
County was required to comply with this deadline.
Comply with the conditions on your study permit.
Employers who fail to comply, or fail to comply on time, or fail to properly document their compliance, will face stiff financial penalties.
The EHR must also comply, or be seeking to comply, with Federal meaningful use standards.

Partner Fails to Abide by Agreementsvoid the alliance.
California will have to abide by these standards.
Law enforcement insists that residents abide by curfews.
Failure to abide by these rules constitutes plagiarism.
All members abide by the NAFD Funeral Promise.
God wants people to know and abide by.
We should honor promises and abide by rules.
Also, the University must abide by NSHE Code.
Federal rules the STATES have to abide by.
The fact that the city remained willing to abide, and indeed did abide, by itsmodification makes the case unique as an example of voluntariness.