drunk in public
Inebriated in view
Drunk in public is a minor criminal offense—being visibly intoxicated in a place open to the general public.
Laws vary by jurisdiction, but the charge typically requires observable impairment: staggering, slurred speech, inability to care for oneself.
He got picked up for drunk in public after passing out on a park bench.
Often shortened to drunk and disorderly or public intoxication in legal contexts.
- intoxicatedAffected by alcohol
- disorderlyNot arranged neatly
- disorderly conductCriminal public disturbance charge
- stumblingWalking clumsily, almost falling
- slurringIndistinct, blurred speech
wasted · hammered · night out · bar crawl · arrest · police officer · sidewalk · vagrancy · belligerent · loitering · citation · inebriated · rowdy · staggering · booze · open container · brown bag · cops
- misdemeanorsmisdemeanor, petty theft, disorderly conduct, petty larceny, shoplifting
- offensesarson, robbery, treason, vandalism, kidnapping
drunk in publicclearheaded
Mentally focused and rational
sober as a judge · teetotaler · abstinent · lucid · sharp
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