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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Spears’ decision comes five weeks after her March 4 arrest on suspicion of DUI in Ventura, Calif.
—Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
Spears is scheduled to appear in court for her DUI arrest on May 4.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
He was arrested and booked into the Santa Clara County Main Jail on suspicion of DUI.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
During Lyonne’s active addiction, she also was arrested for a DUI in 2001, then charged in 2004 with mischief, trespassing and harassment of a neighbor.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
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Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
Spears is scheduled to appear in court for her DUI arrest on May 4.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
He was arrested and booked into the Santa Clara County Main Jail on suspicion of DUI.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
During Lyonne’s active addiction, she also was arrested for a DUI in 2001, then charged in 2004 with mischief, trespassing and harassment of a neighbor.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
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“DUI.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DUI. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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