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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Three people aware of the selection process said the Ryder Cup committee chose Furyk once Tiger Woods removed himself from competition after his March 27 arrest on suspicion of DUI.
—Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Spears was arrested on suspicion of a DUI on March 4.
—Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
The teen faces charges of gross vehicular manslaughter, felony DUI causing injury and child endangerment in connection with a solo vehicle crash on the morning of April 11.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Escondido police were awarded $462,000 in grant money this year to fund the primary collision factor operation, to staff DUI checkpoints throughout the year and to pay for a DUI officer who does exclusive DUI enforcement.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
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Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Spears was arrested on suspicion of a DUI on March 4.
—Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
The teen faces charges of gross vehicular manslaughter, felony DUI causing injury and child endangerment in connection with a solo vehicle crash on the morning of April 11.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Escondido police were awarded $462,000 in grant money this year to fund the primary collision factor operation, to staff DUI checkpoints throughout the year and to pay for a DUI officer who does exclusive DUI enforcement.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
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“DUI.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DUI. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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