DUI
abbreviation or noun
plural DUIs
1
US
: the act or crime of driving a vehicle while affected by alcohol or drugs
was arrested for DUI
a DUI case
2
US
: an arrest or conviction for driving under the influence
… the reason he was in prison is that a few DUIs caught up with him …—
Barbara Ehrenreich
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US
: a person who is arrested for or convicted of driving under the influence
a convicted DUI
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He was arrested on the felony DUI charge, along with felony charges of hit-and-run causing a death and driving under the influence within 10 years of a previous felony conviction, jail records show.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 20 Feb. 2025
Cleveland, who was drafted out of Georgia by the Ravens in the third round of the 2021 NFL draft, was charged Wednesday with DUI and failure to maintain a lane.
—Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 19 Feb. 2025
In addition to combating violent crime, the Aurora Police Department is also focused on keeping the city’s roads safe, especially through DUI, or driving under the influence, enforcement, according to Cross.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
Traffic Division officers who were working under a state DUI grant responded to the area and found that a 52-year-old woman was hit by a gray Chevrolet Silverado being driven by 64-year-old Carlton J. Brechlin of Wallingford, Torres said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2025
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Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 20 Feb. 2025
Cleveland, who was drafted out of Georgia by the Ravens in the third round of the 2021 NFL draft, was charged Wednesday with DUI and failure to maintain a lane.
—Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 19 Feb. 2025
In addition to combating violent crime, the Aurora Police Department is also focused on keeping the city’s roads safe, especially through DUI, or driving under the influence, enforcement, according to Cross.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
Traffic Division officers who were working under a state DUI grant responded to the area and found that a 52-year-old woman was hit by a gray Chevrolet Silverado being driven by 64-year-old Carlton J. Brechlin of Wallingford, Torres said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2025
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“DUI.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DUI. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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