breathalyze

Measure blood alcohol

To breathalyze someone is to test their breath for alcohol content using a device called a breathalyzer.

Police breathalyze drivers suspected of drunk driving: She was breathalyzed at the checkpoint and blew over the legal limit.

Also spelled breathalyse in British English.

enforcement

DUI

Impaired operating charge

traffic stop · sobriety test · field test · arrest · citation · officer · police · patrol · random testing · probable cause

device

alcometer

Measures blood intoxication levels

exhale · sample · readout · calibration · digital display · portable · handheld · ignition interlock · evidential · fuel cell

alcohol

intoxication

Substance-induced mental impairment

BAC · impairment · inebriation · sobriety · sober · tipsy · legal limit · zero tolerance · drink driving · drunk driving

legal

conviction

Firmly held belief

fine · court · prosecution · defense · plea · sentencing · probation · criminal record · license points · hearing

workplace

pre-employment

Before starting work

termination · fitness for duty · compliance · occupational health

Opposites
testing method

breathalyzedraw blood

Cause bleeding injury

blood test · blood draw · saliva test · hair follicle test · phlebotomy

sobriety determination

breathalyzerelease

To let go

let go · clear · exonerate · pass

Phrases
Family

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Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG