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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Gymnastics legend Mary Lou Retton was arrested in West Virginia for a misdemeanor DUI charge.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 27 May 2025
Those numbers reported by authorities Tuesday reflect a steep increase from 2024, when cops answered just under 4,000 calls for service, made only 20 DUI arrests and reported no deaths from crashes over the three-day weekend.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 27 May 2025
Police have charged a man with DUI following a crash on Monday in East Haven where a passenger in his vehicle was ejected and seriously injured.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 May 2025
David Livingston/Getty images What To Know Court records from the Magistrate Court of Marion County show Retton was given a misdemeanor complaint for the DUI.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 27 May 2025
Those numbers reported by authorities Tuesday reflect a steep increase from 2024, when cops answered just under 4,000 calls for service, made only 20 DUI arrests and reported no deaths from crashes over the three-day weekend.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 27 May 2025
Police have charged a man with DUI following a crash on Monday in East Haven where a passenger in his vehicle was ejected and seriously injured.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 May 2025
David Livingston/Getty images What To Know Court records from the Magistrate Court of Marion County show Retton was given a misdemeanor complaint for the DUI.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
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“DUI.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DUI. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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