breathalyzes

Measures alcohol breath

Breathalyzes is the act of testing someone's breath for alcohol content using a device that measures blood alcohol level.

Police breathalyze drivers suspected of drunk driving: She was breathalyzed at the checkpoint.

Also spelled breathalyses in British English.

enforcement

DUI

Impaired operating charge

checkpointInspection station on route
officerAuthority figure in uniform
law enforcementUpholding legal codes

arrest · traffic stop · roadside · patrol · pulled over · sobriety checkpoint · police · random testing · detention · citation

impairment

alcohol

Intoxicating hydroxyl compound

drunkImpaired by alcohol
soberFree from intoxication
intoxicationSubstance-induced mental impairment

inebriation · impaired · under the influence · tipsy · buzzed · consumption · drinking · metabolize · tolerance · hangover

testing

BAC

Intoxication level abbreviation

blood alcoholEthanol concentration in bloodstream
intoxicationSubstance-induced mental impairment
screeningEvaluative selection process

field sobriety · blow · reading · sample · calibration · accuracy · false positive · mouthpiece · digital display · threshold

Opposites

testing method

breathalyzesblood tests

Analyses of drawn samples

urine tests · saliva tests

TESTING vs. NOT TESTING

breathalyzesreleases

Lets go or publishes

lets go · clears · ignores · excuses · trusts

Phrases

car breathalyzer
breathalyzer testsAlcohol detection via exhalation

Family

breathalyzer, breathalyze, breathalyzers, breathalyzing, breathalyzed

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