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
3
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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Plus, random breath testing stations for DUI’s are common. Chloe Sachdev, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Dec. 2024 Her battle with addiction only worsened, with pings for DUI, drug possession, and reckless driving throwing her back into the public eye. Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024 Eight months after Morgan Wallen threw a chair off the sixth-floor balcony of a Nashville bar, the country music crooner was sentenced to seven days incarceration at a DUI education center, followed by two years probation. Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024 Judge Cynthia Chappell sentenced the country music star to seven days at a DUI education center along with two years of supervised probation. Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 12 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for DUI 

Word History

Etymology

driving under the influence

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of DUI was in 1969

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“DUI.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DUI. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.

Legal Definition

DUI

abbreviation
driving under the influence

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