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 pair had partnered on legislation extending California’s law requiring breathalyzers be installed in cars after DUI convictions last year.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
Pearson, who had been ill, and had an outstanding warrant for a DUI in Oregon, stopped responding to detectives.
—Sarah Prior, CBS News, 25 Jan. 2026
Relations between the three soured in 2021 and following Rooney’s DUI arrest that September, the group quietly disbanded.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 24 Jan. 2026
Clark was booked into Dothan City Jail on a DUI charge while a family member picked up her children.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026
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Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
Pearson, who had been ill, and had an outstanding warrant for a DUI in Oregon, stopped responding to detectives.
—Sarah Prior, CBS News, 25 Jan. 2026
Relations between the three soured in 2021 and following Rooney’s DUI arrest that September, the group quietly disbanded.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 24 Jan. 2026
Clark was booked into Dothan City Jail on a DUI charge while a family member picked up her children.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026
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“DUI.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DUI. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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