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drink-driving
noun 2
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4ADJ.
appalling, done, near
VERB + DRINK-DRIVING
arrested, caught, convicted, penalised, taken
PREP.
after, around, between, through
ADV.
away, twice, twice
Definitions
noun
1
Operation of a motor vehicle after recently consuming an alcoholic beverage.
A man has been arrested in Huoshan county near Luan for drink-driving after he rang up the police by mistake and then challenged an officer to a fight,[…]
Another outcome of rising motor car use was the increased danger around Christmas through drink-driving, which became a matter of particular concern among policy makers.
2
A criminal offence committed by a person who operates a vehicle when the measured amount of alcohol in his or her blood exceeds the legal limit.
A reformed alcoholic with an “appalling” history of drink-driving between three and five times the legal limit was jailed yesterday.
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A man has been arrested in Huoshan county near Luan for drink-driving after he rang up the police by mistake and then challenged an officer to a fight,[…]
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Another outcome of rising motor car use was the increased danger around Christmas through drink-driving, which became a matter of particular concern among policy makers.
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A reformed alcoholic with an “appalling” history of drink-driving between three and five times the legal limit was jailed yesterday.
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Tom had his driving licence taken away for drink-driving.
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Tom has been done twice for drink-driving.
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He was caught drink-driving.
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