breathalyzed

Checked for alcohol

Breathalyzed means subjected to a breath test for blood alcohol content, typically by police during a traffic stop.

The device measures alcohol vapor in exhaled breath: He was breathalyzed at the checkpoint and blew over the legal limit.

Also spelled breathalysed in British English.

enforcement

DUI

Impaired operating charge

patrol · arrest · test · blow · BAC · legal · limit · suspicion · evidence · procedure

intoxication

alcohol

Intoxicating hydroxyl compound

impaired · buzzed · slurred · booze · drinks · bar · pub · party · nightclub · binge

sobriety

sober

Free from intoxication

passed · zero-tolerance · abstinence · recovery · responsible · alert

driving

license

Formal grant of permission

vehicle · suspension · revocation · drunk-driving · keys · pullover · registration · insurance

Opposites
testing status

breathalyzeduntested

Not yet examined

released · let go · cleared

testing method

breathalyzeddrug tested

Checked for prohibited substances

Phrases
Family

breathalyzer, breathalyze, breathalyzers, breathalyzing, breathalyzes

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