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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By that point, prosecutors had also dropped the DUI charge.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 7 June 2025
In 2006, Osment was charged with a DUI and marijuana possession after breaking a rib in a car crash.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 3 June 2025
Both the female driver and the man who attempted to move the vehicle were arrested on suspicion of DUI, police said.
—Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 31 May 2025
When the Arizona Supreme Court handed down its ruling in a pair of arson and DUI cases this month, the announcement on its website wasn’t delivered by a judge or spokesperson, but instead by two AI avatars that are virtually indistinguishable from real people.
—Kevin Nious, NBC news, 29 May 2025
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Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 7 June 2025
In 2006, Osment was charged with a DUI and marijuana possession after breaking a rib in a car crash.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 3 June 2025
Both the female driver and the man who attempted to move the vehicle were arrested on suspicion of DUI, police said.
—Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 31 May 2025
When the Arizona Supreme Court handed down its ruling in a pair of arson and DUI cases this month, the announcement on its website wasn’t delivered by a judge or spokesperson, but instead by two AI avatars that are virtually indistinguishable from real people.
—Kevin Nious, NBC news, 29 May 2025
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“DUI.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DUI. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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