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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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Noun

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 Dixson was charged by a federal indictment in November 2025 with one count of kidnapping, one count of carjacking and one count of brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence. — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026 Schepman said that police believe there was some sort of argument that preceded the apparent carjacking. — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 31 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for carjacking

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Noun

In a mountain hamlet, avocado farming lifted once-poor families into the middle class, but opened the door to cartel extortion, kidnapping and fear.

— Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
The driver was found guilty at trial in June of kidnapping, rape and forcible penetration by use of a foreign object.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of kidnapping

Verb

Palace dispatched a private jet to France in anticipation of hijacking Sunderland’s deal, their confidence bolstered by Sage’s strong relationship with the forward.

— Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Which in a very real sense signals long-time Fed efforts to expand its own purpose by hijacking inflation.

— John Tamny, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of hijacking

Noun

But the rollicking jollity that accompanies the final two acts, which includes the entrance of pirates and the abduction of Marina to a brothel, robs the ending of some of its pathos.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Once Lamb starts publishing daily dispatches about her abduction at the hands of Indo‑Trinidadian radicals demanding a ransom, the writing is on the walls that this woman is going to die.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of abduction

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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
The police chief of a Mississippi city where 1-year-old Kohen Wiley was shot and killed by police responding to a shoplifting call in June was fired Tuesday.

— Sophie Bates, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of shoplifting

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