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 …—
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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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The Grande Dame was convicted of DUI, negligent driving, failure to control speed to avoid a collision, and failure to notify authorities of an address change, according to a report from Fox5 DC, who also noted that she was acquitted of reckless driving.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2025
Listen to this article A man was arrested Wednesday on DUI and manslaughter charges in connection with a fatal crash in Waterbury in November.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2025
The two-count complaint doesn’t include any DUI charges, records show.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
Real Housewives of New Jersey Star’s Ex Convicted of Hiring Mobster to Beat Up Her Boyfriend
Two years earlier, while stationed in California, Mitchell had pleaded guilty to DUI.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 29 Dec. 2024
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Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2025
Listen to this article A man was arrested Wednesday on DUI and manslaughter charges in connection with a fatal crash in Waterbury in November.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2025
The two-count complaint doesn’t include any DUI charges, records show.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
Real Housewives of New Jersey Star’s Ex Convicted of Hiring Mobster to Beat Up Her Boyfriend
Two years earlier, while stationed in California, Mitchell had pleaded guilty to DUI.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 29 Dec. 2024
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“DUI.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DUI. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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