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 carjacked; carjacking; carjacks

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

carjacker \ ˈkär-ˌja-kər

\ noun, plural carjackers

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.

Recent Examples on the Web Even if Washington doesn't rake in a ton of wins this season, the first has already been secured given rookie RB Brian Robinson escaped serious injury after getting shot in an apparent carjacking. — Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2022 Police have not identified a suspect in the carjacking. — Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News, 8 June 2022 Two people were shot early Wednesday in the Logan Heights neighborhood during an apparent carjacking, San Diego police said. — San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2022 Brown said authorities tried to stop the Honda Accord after police in the nearby city of Oak Park said it was used in a May 17 carjacking. — Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 20 May 2022 And on Tuesday evening, a 16-year-old suspect was arrested alongside an adult in the carjacking of a Baltimore police detective outside a Cherry Hill convenience store. — Lea Skene, Baltimore Sun, 4 May 2022 As a 12-year-old in Lagos, Nigeria, Awotona witnessed his father get shot and killed in a carjacking. — Matt Durot, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2022 The gun was stolen during an armed carjacking on Dec. 2. — Fox News, 22 Feb. 2022 An 18-year-old has been charged in a carjacking that led to a five-mile chase through Birmingham and sent to police officers to the hospital. — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 31 Aug. 2022 See More

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