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
3
US : a person who is arrested for or convicted of driving under the influence
a convicted DUI

Examples of DUI in a Sentence

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Miguel Angel Garcia Medina, 31, was expected to be remanded to Immigration and Customs Enforcement from Tarrant County Jail in Arlington, Texas, over a DUI. Rick Jervis, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025 However, a driver is not legally obligated to submit to a field sobriety test, pre-arrest test or cheek swab at a DUI checkpoint, according to the Law Offices of Grech and Parker in Riverside. Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025 In 2010, he was charged with a DUI and subsequently charged with the same offense in August 2013 and January 2014. Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025 He was convicted of his second DUI in Orange County, and sentenced to four months in jail plus five years of probation, ICE said. Ryanne Mena, Oc Register, 24 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for DUI

Word History

Etymology

driving under the influence

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of DUI was in 1969

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“DUI.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DUI. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

Legal Definition

DUI

abbreviation
driving under the influence

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