The Law Dictionary for Everyone
The term “public intoxication” refers to an individual acting in a harmful or obstructionist manner while in public as a result of consuming alcohol or drugs. For example, public intoxication occurs when an individual drinks too much while on a train, then harasses his fellow passengers who are taking the train home. His conduct is, at best, annoying, but because […]
Read moreIntoxication, or substance intoxication, is the state of being inebriated or drunk. Examples of intoxication include alcohol intoxication, cocaine intoxication, and intoxication by inhaling fumes. The state of being intoxicated is often referred to in such slang terms as being “wasted,” “sloshed,” “stoned,” “high,” or “blazed” (the last three referring to cannabis [marijuana] intoxication). Intoxication is often graded in slang […]
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