Legal Definitions - inebriated

Definition: inebriated (in-ee-bree-ay-tid), adj. Drunk; besotted.

Examples:

• After drinking too much at the party, he stumbled out of the house in an inebriated state.
• The police officer pulled over the inebriated driver for swerving on the road.

These examples illustrate the definition of inebriated as being drunk or besotted. In the first example, the person is stumbling and likely unable to walk straight due to being inebriated from drinking too much at the party. In the second example, the driver is pulled over by the police for swerving on the road, indicating that they are driving under the influence of alcohol and inebriated.