Definition of carjacking
: the theft of an automobile from its driver by force or intimidation
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Examples of carjacking in a Sentence
The police are investigating another carjacking.
Recent Examples of carjacking from the Web
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A number of high-profile crimes have occurred recently involving teenagers, including a spike in carjackings.
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Pedersen was sentenced in federal court in 2014 to two life terms without the possibility of release for the carjacking murders of Cody Faye Myers, 19, near Newport, and Reginald Alan Clark, 53, in Eureka, Calif.
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The plea came a day after Hanes agreed to also plead guilty to federal firearms and carjacking charges involving events that followed the Aug. 12, 2016, shooting of Hatch policeman Jose Chavez.
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Chavis and the boy were linked by witnesses to another carjacking and to two armed robberies earlier that day on the North Side, police said.
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The plea came a day after Hanes agreed to also plead guilty to federal firearms and carjacking charges involving events that followed the Aug. 12, 2016, shooting of Hatch policeman Jose Chavez.
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Investigators are searching for the three men, along with the victim's white 2011 Honda Accord Crosstour following the carjacking, which occurred about 1:30 a.m. in the 800 block of North Rendon Street, near Orleans Avenue.
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Think of the game as a sandbox without all the carjacking.
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Origin and Etymology of carjacking
car + hijack + -ing
First Known Use: 1991
CARJACKING Defined for English Language Learners
carjacking
playDefinition of carjacking for English Language Learners
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: the crime of using violence or threats to steal a car from its driver or to force the driver to take you someplace
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carjacking
playLegal Definition of carjacking
: theft by force or intimidation of an auto that has a driver or passenger present
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