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DUI

DUI

72 4.1
An illegal act of driving a car while drunk or on drugs
  • noun
  • /ˌdiː juː ˈaɪ/
  • Formal
: conducción bajo la influencia de alcohol o drogas
  • When Uber came out, cities lost so much money because Duis went way down.
  • a DUI arrest

Now, the guy that's had three DUI's, right?

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Examples

  • However, the consequences of a refusal are better than having a DUI conviction on your record.

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  • I mean if you are caught DUI, you lose your license, period.

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  • In most cases, the first step in the DUI process will be arrest.

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  • If you are arrested for DUI, then hiring a DUI lawyer proves to be the most effective decision.

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  • They knew about the DUI, and they chose to use that against me.

  • As the above information shows, navigating a DUI can be difficult and lengthy.

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  • Furthermore, most studies strongly suggest, if not prove, that aggressive DUI enforcement saves lives.

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  • So a DUI checkpoint and its purpose is to be preventative.

  • Not to nitpick, but I must point out that DUI laws do not criminalize addiction.

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  • After drinking at the party, he was arrested for a DUI while driving home.

Antonyms

286 3.2

Not having drunk alcohol or taken drugs

Surface Forms

DUI singular
DUIs plural

Etymology

DUI is an abbreviation for driving under the influence, which literally means 'driving while affected by alcohol or drugs'. That's why a DUI refers to the crime of driving a vehicle while you are impaired.