DUI is the offense of driving after drinking more than the amount of alcohol that islegally allowed. DUI is an abbreviation for 'driving under the influence.'
[US]
He was arrested for DUI.
...DUI offenders.
dui in British English
(ˈdjuːiː)
plural noun
duo
DUI in British English
US law
abbreviation for
Driving Under the Influence: the crime of driving while classed as under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs; drunk driving
Also called (in some US states): DWI
DUI in American English
(ˌdiˌjuˈaɪ)
noun
a traffic citation issued to a person accused of driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs, etc.
Word origin
d(riving) u(nder the) i(nfluence)
Examples of 'dui' in a sentence
dui
David barely won his seat last time, and his popularity's only gotten worse since the DUI.