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
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The country musician eventually pleaded guilty to misdemeanor reckless endangerment and was sentenced to two years of probation, to go along with spending seven days at a DUI education center.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 20 Aug. 2025
Penalties are even stiffer under the state's extreme DUI laws.
—Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Not long after, the officer asked over radio for the DUI investigator to respond, the video showed.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025
Radford was out on bond in the DUI case, according to online court records for Liberty County, Georgia.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
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Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 20 Aug. 2025
Penalties are even stiffer under the state's extreme DUI laws.
—Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Not long after, the officer asked over radio for the DUI investigator to respond, the video showed.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025
Radford was out on bond in the DUI case, according to online court records for Liberty County, Georgia.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
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“DUI.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DUI. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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