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
Barbara Ehrenreich3
US
: a person who is arrested for or convicted of driving under the influence
a convicted DUI
Examples of DUI in a Sentence
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Second-year wideout Jordan Addison faces a possible suspension as a result of an arrest on suspicion of DUI.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
San Jose man gets 7 years for killing two women in DUI crash
Now the woman’s body has been found off a mountain highway, and investigators in California and Nevada are trying to piece together the events.
—Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2024
Red flags wouldn’t necessarily disqualify Just because a law enforcement officer made a mistake in the past – such as DUI or violating policy – doesn’t mean they should be automatically be barred from getting hired at another department, Romanucci said.
—Holly Yan, CNN, 14 Aug. 2024
During the investigation, She was found to be under the influence of a stimulant.
DUI, VIOLATING COURT ORDER: 2300 block of South Winchester Boulevard.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2024
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Steve Silverman, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
San Jose man gets 7 years for killing two women in DUI crash
Now the woman’s body has been found off a mountain highway, and investigators in California and Nevada are trying to piece together the events.
—Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2024
Red flags wouldn’t necessarily disqualify Just because a law enforcement officer made a mistake in the past – such as DUI or violating policy – doesn’t mean they should be automatically be barred from getting hired at another department, Romanucci said.
—Holly Yan, CNN, 14 Aug. 2024
During the investigation, She was found to be under the influence of a stimulant.
DUI, VIOLATING COURT ORDER: 2300 block of South Winchester Boulevard.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2024
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“DUI.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DUI. Accessed 12 Sep. 2024.
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