carjacking

noun

car·jack·ing | \ ˈkär-ˌja-kiŋ

Definition of carjacking

: the theft of an automobile from its driver by force or intimidation In the cities and suburbs, where muggings and carjackings are a daily concern, voters are wondering how many of the nation's 200 million guns are pointed at them.— Richard Lacayo … Congress made a show of getting tough on crime by making armed carjackings a federal crime.— Janet Novack

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Other Words from carjacking

carjack \ ˈkär-ˌjak

\ transitive verb

Several weeks after the shooting, a woman my age was carjacked there. — Susan Straight

carjacker \ ˈkär-ˌja-kər

\ noun

If you're confronted by a carjacker, be cooperative. The big picture: It's your car versus your life. — Amy Lumet

Examples of carjacking in a Sentence

The police are investigating another carjacking.

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Police also would not say how the victim was rescued, or any information about how the carjacking occurred. — oregonlive.com, "Police search for suspects in Mt. Tabor carjacking and shooting," 28 Aug. 2019 Two people, suspected of a carjacking outside a Tempe WalMart then causing a multi-vehicle crash in Scottsdale now are facing murder charges, after a man involved in the crash died from his injuries, police said Wednesday. — Christopher Roth, azcentral, "Suspects in carjacking, Scottsdale crash now face murder charges," 28 Aug. 2019 Santa Clarita Sheriff’s Station deputies arrested 26-year-old Noah Ferris, of Canyon Country, following a carjacking in La Cañada after receiving a tip, according to Sgt. — Sara Cardine, La Cañada Valley Sun, "Vehicle recovered, man in custody after alleged La Cañada carjacking," 12 Aug. 2019 About an hour after the carjacking occurred, emergency services arrived on the scene and found the carjacker unconscious, WCAU reported. — Fox News, "Philadelphia man, neighborhood mob beats carjacker to death after suspect takes off with 3 kids: Cops," 12 July 2019 Koffi, 32, was charged with five counts of assault with a deadly weapon, two counts of attempted murder, two counts of assault on an officer and one count of carjacking, according to court records. — Ashley Mcbride, SFChronicle.com, "SF tech worker charged with attempted murder in alleged drug-induced rampage," 12 July 2019 Acevedo told the station the violence came after a carjacking by the suspects. — Ray Sanchez, CNN, "Houston police officer wounded, suspect fatally shot in gun battle," 13 Sep. 2019 Three men are each being held on $380,000 bail after Glendale police arrested them on suspicion of committing a robbery in the city as well as a carjacking that took place in Los Angeles. — Andy Nguyen, Glendale News-Press, "Trio arrested on suspicion of involvement in Glendale robbery and Los Angeles carjacking," 4 Sep. 2019 Ferrell said Thurston was blinded in a brutal carjacking in 2000. — Bob Egelko, SFChronicle.com, "Court of Appeal rules many websites must be coded to let blind people use them," 3 Sep. 2019

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