breathalyse

/ ˈbrɛθəˌlaɪz /

verb

(tr) to apply a Breathalyser test to (someone)

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Ms Pashley said that, because Bendall was on a six-month alcohol treatment requirement order, she had the power to breathalyse him at their meeting, though he could refuse a drug test.

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The alleged attack happened in Chigwell, Essex, on 31 October when the officer tried to breathalyse a driver.

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Police sometimes patrol in "booze buses", in which they can breathalyse people suspected of being over the limit or keep them in a temporary cell until they're sober enough to be charged.

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A prison riot was partly triggered by a decision to breathalyse inmates on New Year's Eve, according to a Ministry of Justice report.

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The riot, which lasted about 22 hours, is believed to have started after prison staff tried to breathalyse some inmates.

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