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Meaning of "drunken driving" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DRUNKEN DRIVING

drunken driving  [ˈdrʌŋkən ˈdraɪvɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DRUNKEN DRIVING

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Drunken driving is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DRUNKEN DRIVING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

drunken driving

Driving under the influence

Driving under the influence, driving while intoxicated, drunken driving, drunk driving, operating under the influence, drinking and driving, or impaired driving is the crime of driving a motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol or other drugs including those prescribed by physicians. In the case of alcohol, a drunk drivers level of intoxication is typically determined by a measurement of blood alcohol content or BAC. A BAC measurement in excess of a specific threshold level, such as 0.05% or 0.08%, defines the criminal offense with no need to prove impairment. In some jurisdictions, there is an aggravated category of the offense at a higher BAC level, such as 0.12%. In most countries, anyone who is convicted of injuring or killing someone while under the influence of alcohol or other drugs can be heavily fined in addition to being given a lengthy prison sentence.

Definition of drunken driving in the English dictionary

The definition of drunken driving in the dictionary is the crime of driving while classified as under the influence of alcohol because the quantity of alcohol in your blood exceeds legally permitted levels.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DRUNKEN DRIVING


conniving
kəˈnaɪvɪŋ
craving
ˈkreɪvɪŋ
diving
ˈdaɪvɪŋ
driving
ˈdraɪvɪŋ
energy-saving
ˈɛnədʒɪseɪvɪŋ
engraving
ɪnˈɡreɪvɪŋ
freediving
ˈfriːdaɪvɪŋ
giving
ˈɡɪvɪŋ
living
ˈlɪvɪŋ
paving
ˈpeɪvɪŋ
raving
ˈreɪvɪŋ
reviving
rɪˈvaɪvɪŋ
saving
ˈseɪvɪŋ
shaving
ˈʃeɪvɪŋ
skydiving
ˈskaɪˌdaɪvɪŋ
striving
ˈstraɪvɪŋ
surviving
səˈvaɪvɪŋ
thanksgiving
ˈθæŋksˌɡɪvɪŋ
thriving
ˈθraɪvɪŋ
unconniving
ˌʌnkəˈnaɪvɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DRUNKEN DRIVING

drummy
drums
drumstick
drunk
drunk driver
drunk driving
drunk tank
drunkalogue
drunkard
drunkathon
drunken
drunkenly
drunkenness
drunkometer
drupaceous
drupe
drupel
drupelet
Drury Lane
druse

WORDS THAT END LIKE DRUNKEN DRIVING

assisted living
caregiving
careless driving
clean-living
cost of living
deceiving
deep-sea diving
drink-driving
drunk driving
ducking and diving
dumpster diving
free-living
health-giving
high living
leaving
life-giving
nonliving
reckless driving
scuba diving
standard of living
unforgiving

Synonyms and antonyms of drunken driving in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «drunken driving» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DRUNKEN DRIVING

Find out the translation of drunken driving to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of drunken driving from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «drunken driving» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

醉酒驾驶
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

conducir ebrio
570 millions of speakers

English

drunken driving
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शराबी ड्राइविंग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القيادة في حالة سكر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вождение в нетрезвом состоянии
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dirigir embriagado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মাতাল ড্রাইভিং
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

l´alcool au volant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Memandu mabuk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Trunkenheit am Steuer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

酒酔い運転
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

음주 운전
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mabuk nyetir
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

say rượu lái xe
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குடிபோதையில் ஓட்டுநர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दारूचा ड्रायव्हिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sarhoş sürüş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

guida ubriaco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pijanych kierowców
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

водіння в нетверезому стані
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

conducere stare de ebrietate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

οδήγηση σε κατάσταση μέθης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dronkbestuur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rattfylleri
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fyllekjøring
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of drunken driving

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DRUNKEN DRIVING»

The term «drunken driving» is regularly used and occupies the 84.712 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DRUNKEN DRIVING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «drunken driving» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «drunken driving» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about drunken driving

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DRUNKEN DRIVING»

Discover the use of drunken driving in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to drunken driving and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Moral Responsibility: Beyond Free Will and Determinism
It is questionable whether it would deter, however; drunken driving is a strict liability crime because the mens rea component is absent. People who drive drunk do so because they are drunk and their judgment is impaired, hence it is ...
Nicole A. Vincent, Ibo van de Poel, Jeroen van den Hoven, 2011
2
Weekly World News
City State Phone ( Zip gave this account of Jeffcoat's drunken driving record: • 1951 — Drunken driving. Sioux Falls, S. Dak., $50 fine. • 1952 — Drunken driving . Rapid City, S. Dak., no disposition available. • 1963 — Drunken driving. Houston ...
3
Issues in Addiction and Eating Disorders: 2011 Edition
recidivism of male drunken driving: a prospective study of the impact of alcohol markers and previous drunken driving Investigators publish new data in the report 'Predicting DUI recidivism of male drunken driving: a prospective study of the ...
‎2012
4
Drunk Driving in America: Strategies and Approaches to Treatment
In fact, the current administration has taken an active role in efforts to reduce drunken driving and rehabilitate and ... have continued to stiffen sanctions for drunken driving and have been effective in reducing nighttime fatalities (Senate ...
Bruce Carruth, Stephen K Valle, 2013
5
Social Control of the Drinking Driver
Traditionally the sentences for drunken driving in Finland have been very severe, often unsuspended prison terms of three to six months. Legislation enacted in 1976 brought a fundamental change.13 For driving with a BAC up to 1.5 per mille  ...
Michael D. Laurence, John R. Snortum, Franklin E. Zimring, 1988
6
Alcohol and Public Policy: Beyond the Shadow of Prohibition
The question of whether the existence of these laws actually influences the rate of drunken driving and, if so, through what mechanisms is still unsettled. Some useful arguments and evidence bearing on these issues are available, however.
Panel on Alternative Policies Affecting the Prevention of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Committee on Substance Abuse and Habitual Behavior, Assembly of Behavioral and Social Sciences, 1981
7
Waging the Battle Against Drunk Driving: Issues, ...
Close-up 8.1: If You're Arrested For Drunken Driving, Who You Gonna Call." Why, Richard Essen of course, the nation's preeminent drunken driver defense attorney — if you can afford his standard $2,500-$5,000 fee. In the late 1960s, Essen's ...
Gerald D. Robin, 1991
8
Garner's Dictionary of Legal Usage
We do, however, have the idiom drunken driving, defined by the CDL as “driving while affected by alcohol.” Drunken here means “exhibiting or evidencing intoxication.” E.g.: “England in the mid-1980s still regulates licensing hours ( though not ...
Bryan A. Garner, 2011
9
Alcohol, Drugs, and Traffic Safety: Proceedings of the Ninth ...
While it is self-evident that drinking is a precondition for drunken driving, the Swedish results suggest that controls on drinking, short of an absolute and total prohibition of the consumption of alcohol, will not reduce drunkenness on the road.
Sidney Kaye, Gilbert W. Meier, 1985
10
Journalism Ethics: A Casebook of Professional Conduct for ...
After learning from an anti-drunken driving coalition that the battle against drunken driving had “hit a brick wall,” White decided to heed the group's call for more innovative sanctions against drunken drivers. When readers of The Anderson ...
Fred Brown, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DRUNKEN DRIVING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term drunken driving is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Boise man accused of drunken driving, hitting bicyclist
Barrett G. Gleixner, 25, was arrested Tuesday night after police responded to reports of the injured bicyclist, according to the Boise Police ... «The Idaho Statesman, Jul 15»
2
Hudson County GOP chief arrested on drunken driving charge
Arango, also a top official at the city Department of Housing, Economic Development and Commerce, was charged with drunken driving, refusal ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
3
Riverdale police charge Sparta woman with drunken driving
RIVERDALE — A Sparta woman was arrested on a myriad of charges, including drunk driving and possession of marijuana, after officers ... «New Jersey Herald, Jul 15»
4
North Dakota drunken driving conviction comes 20 years after arrest
GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- There were 7,361 days between Jason William Gale's arrest for driving under the influence and the guilty verdict ... «TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press, Jul 15»
5
Janesville man charged with 10th drunken driving offense
A Janesville man has been charged with his 10th drunken driving offense after authorities say he was found asleep at the wheel while sitting at ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jul 15»
6
Falls man charged with aggravated drunken driving
NIAGARA FALLS – State Police charged a Niagara Falls man with aggravated driving while intoxicated after he was found to be driving with a ... «Buffalo News, Jul 15»
7
Could New Tech Make Drunken Driving a Thing of the Past?
The technology is called DADSS, but for a motorist unconcerned with the dangers of drunken driving, it might seem like Big Brother. The Driver ... «Cars.com News, Jul 15»
8
Former deputy charged with drunken driving
Seymour, who was arrested for drunken driving June 28, posted bond and was released from the Gladwin County Jail. Seymour started at the ... «The Oakland Press, Jul 15»
9
Uber passenger killed in collision with drunken driving suspect
A passenger was killed when a suspected drunken driven crashed into an Uber ride sharing service's car. Photo courtesy of OnSceneTV. «MyNewsLA.com, Jul 15»
10
Sheriff's deputy, accused of drunken driving, headed to trial
Watch sheriff's deputy's rant following drunken driving arrest Noemi Garza, 32, of Hastings, is charged with attempted resisting and obstructing ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»

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