dui

1. obsoletepluralplural of duo

plural DUIs

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

   He has several DUIs on his rap sheet.

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   DUI is punishable by jail time and by fines.

   They hit him with DUI and gross negligence.

   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.

   2018 April 25, Ron Nixon, “Scandals and Investigations, but Few Arrests, for Air Marshals Program”, in The New York Times

   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?”).

   2020 February 27, Peter Jakubowicz, “The Drunk Men I Drive Around Every Night”, in Slate Magazine

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   2020, Douglas Cowan, Jon Scott Fox, Defending DUIs in Washington, 3rd edition, →ISBN

   Synonyms: dewey, DWI, impaired driving