DUI Acronyms

If you've been arrested for drunk driving, you may have been surprised at the crime you were charged with. Commonly referred to as DUI (Driving Under the Influence) or DWI (Driving While Intoxicated), driving drunk is known by a variety of names around the United States.

Here's a look at what some of these terms are, what they stand for, and where they're used.

• DAI: Driving After Imbibing Alcohol
• DUBAL: Driving with an Unlawful Blood Alcohol Level
• DUI: Driving Under the Influence of Drugs or Alcohol
• DUII: Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants
• DUIL: Driving Under the Influence of Liquor
• DWAI: Driving While Ability Impaired
• DWI: Driving While Intoxicated or Driving While Impaired
• DWUI: Driving While Under the Influence
• OMVI: Operating a Motor Vehicle while under the Influence of alcohol
• OUI: Operating Under the Influence
• OUIL: Operating Under the Influence of Liquor
• OVI: Operating a Vehicle while Intoxicated
• OWI: Operating While Intoxicated, Operating While Impaired
• UBAC: Driving with an Unlawful Bodily Alcohol Content
• UBAL: Driving with an Unlawful Blood Alcohol Level