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
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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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That December, he was sentenced to seven days at a DUI education center and two years on probation, along with being ordered to pay a $350 fine and court fees.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 16 May 2025
He was previously arrested for DUI in Georgia, first in 2000 and again in 2004, spending 21 days in jail after the second arrest for violating his probation.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 15 May 2025
He was sentenced to seven days’ incarceration at a DUI Education Center, two years’ probation, a $350 fine and payment of court fees.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
Vega also has active warrants out of Boulder County, Lakewood and Edgewater related to drugs, criminal impersonation and DUI, police said.
—Max Levy, Denver Post, 9 May 2025
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Marina Watts, People.com, 16 May 2025
He was previously arrested for DUI in Georgia, first in 2000 and again in 2004, spending 21 days in jail after the second arrest for violating his probation.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 15 May 2025
He was sentenced to seven days’ incarceration at a DUI Education Center, two years’ probation, a $350 fine and payment of court fees.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
Vega also has active warrants out of Boulder County, Lakewood and Edgewater related to drugs, criminal impersonation and DUI, police said.
—Max Levy, Denver Post, 9 May 2025
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“DUI.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DUI. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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