dui

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abbreviation for driving under the influence: the crime of operating a motor vehicle while being affected by alcohol or other drugs:

He was arrested the next day for DUI.

He explained that DUI incidents involve not only alcohol and illegal drugs but also medication.

a conviction (= an occasion when someone is found guilty) for the crime of operating a motor vehicle while being affected by alcohol or other drugs:

In the past I have worked for bosses who have had DUIs.

This was his third DUI in five years.

abbreviation for driving under the influence (= driving while affected by more than the legal amount of alcohol)