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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Previously in 2024, Bryan was arrested twice on DUI charges — the first in February and the second in October.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 30 Nov. 2025
His record also includes past DUI arrests in 2004, 2007, and 2017.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Nov. 2025
And of course, Arizona has its DUI laws, which just so happen to be among the strictest in the country.
—Alexandra Hardle, AZCentral.com, 29 Nov. 2025
Bravo chairman Frances Berwick contrasted Shah with Real Housewives of Potomac star Karen Huger, who went to prison this year for a DUI, in a November 19 interview with Variety.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2025
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Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 30 Nov. 2025
His record also includes past DUI arrests in 2004, 2007, and 2017.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Nov. 2025
And of course, Arizona has its DUI laws, which just so happen to be among the strictest in the country.
—Alexandra Hardle, AZCentral.com, 29 Nov. 2025
Bravo chairman Frances Berwick contrasted Shah with Real Housewives of Potomac star Karen Huger, who went to prison this year for a DUI, in a November 19 interview with Variety.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for DUI
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“DUI.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DUI. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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