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DUI is the acronym for driving under the influence. DUI describes the crime of operating a motor vehicle while being impaired by alcohol or drugs. DUI will vary depending on whether you are a 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or multiple offender and will also include classifications relating to aggravating circumstances such as injury/death as a result of driving under the influence.

DUI (Wikipedia)
For the legal definition, see Drug–impaired driving. For driving under the influence of alcohol specifically, see Drunk driving.
"DUI" and "DWI" redirect here. For other uses, see DUI (disambiguation) and DWI (disambiguation).

Driving under the influence (DUI) is the offense of driving, operating, or being in control of a vehicle while impaired by alcohol or other drugs (including recreational drugs and those prescribed by physicians), to a level that renders the driver incapable of operating a motor vehicle safely.

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A "Don't drink and drive" sign is placed in front of a wrecked car to discourage impaired driving
DUI (Wiktionary)

English

Noun

dui

  1. (obsolete) plural of duo

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  • Diu, IDU, IUD, UDI, UID, Udi
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  • DUI

    (Driving while intoxicated) the operation of a motor vehicle while intoxicated (under the influence of alcohol to the point of impaired control over one’s conscious faculties).   In Pennsylvania, an impaired person’s blood-alcohol concentration is 0.08 percent or above (0.01 percent for a minor). This term also covers driving while under the influence of drugs.

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