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noun

Definition of carjacking

as in kidnapping

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carjacking

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verb

present participle of carjack

as in hijacking

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Jeremiah Ross, 21, and Davontate Ashley, 20, allegedly used a handgun to steal property from a marketplace transaction and attempted a carjacking of a second victim, police said. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026 The circumstances surrounding Stenson’s death would prove to be more complicated than an apparent carjacking. — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 24 Aug. 2026 The murder charges included special circumstance enhancements for committing multiple murders and committing murder during a carjacking. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Val’s introduction come by way of a carjacking that sees Sugar’s baby blue 1966 Chevrolet Corvette stolen and then quickly and conveniently retrieved by Val, who just so happens to be standing nearby when the theft happened. — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for carjacking

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The Grants offer Seema up as a scullery maid to make amends with the Frasers for all that kidnapping business, but Arch Bug really just wants to know if Henry returns for Julia.

— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
Two other members of the kidnapping ring became government cooperators.

— John Annese, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of kidnapping

Verb

These viruses, known as retroviruses, insert a DNA copy of their RNA sequence into the host cell’s genome, hijacking the cell’s resources to reproduce themselves.

— Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026
Over the weekend, ShinyHunters boasted about hijacking and defacing CLOP’s site on the dark web with an image of a Pokémon.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of hijacking

Noun

Authorities say the two men were eventually linked to 41 felony shoplifting incidents between August 2022 and June 2023.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
Officers who responded to a shoplifting call encountered two adults allegedly fleeing from the store with a child and going into a vehicle, according to bureau.

— Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of shoplifting

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