Meaning of DUI | Babel Free

Definitions

Initialism of driving under the influence [of alcohol or other drugs]: the act of doing so; a charge or conviction for that act.

abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“DUI is punishable by jail time and by fines.”

“They hit him with DUI and gross negligence.”

“He has several DUIs on his rap sheet.”

“Mr. Kelly acknowledged that alcoholism has been a problem for some air marshals — he said about 13 marshals had gotten D.U.I.s in the last three years — and he said that one marshal in the last five years had committed suicide.”

“They can go out and drink without worrying about getting a DUI or killing someone driving home (“I’m much better off in the back of your car, aren’t I?”).”

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