driving while intoxicated

driving while intoxicated

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  • driving while intoxicated — (DWI) See: driving under the influence (DUI) Category: Criminal Law Category: DUI / DWI Category: DUI / DWI & Traffic Tickets Category …   Law dictionary

  • driving while intoxicated — ˌdriving while inˈtoxicated f18 [driving while intoxicated] noun uncountable (abbr. DWI) (US) the crime of driving a vehicle after drinking too much alcohol …   Useful english dictionary

  • driving while intoxicated — (DWI) An offense committed by one who operates a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs. A showing of complete intoxication is not required. State statutes specify levels of blood alcohol content at which a person …   Black's law dictionary

  • driving while intoxicated — (DWI) An offense committed by one who operates a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs. A showing of complete intoxication is not required. State statutes specify levels of blood alcohol content at which a person …   Black's law dictionary

  • driving while intoxicated — A criminal offense, known in some jurisdictions as drunken driving, or driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or of drugs, the elements of which are the control of a motor vehicle by the accused while it is in movement under… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • Driving While Black — Driving While Black, abbreviated as DWB, is a phrase in the contemporary American vernacular that refers to the criminalization of black drivers. An alternate phrase, Driving While Brown, is more encompassing, referring to the crime of being a… …   Wikipedia

  • while intoxicated — See driving while intoxicated …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • operating motor vehicle while intoxicated — Driving while intoxicated. Controlling the operation of the vehicle in any respect, such as starting the motor, while intoxicated. 7 Am J2d Auto § 256. Some of the cases arising under statute prohibiting the operation of a motor vehicle while in… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • driving under the influence of alcohol — driving while intoxicated …   English contemporary dictionary

  • driving under the influence — driv·ing under the in·flu·ence: the offense of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated by drugs or esp. alcohol – called also driving while intoxicated, drunk driving, drunken driving; ◇ Most states specify by statute a level of alcohol in… …   Law dictionary

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