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carjack

[ kahr-jak ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to forcibly steal a vehicle from a motorist.


verb (used with object)

  1. to forcibly steal (a vehicle), or to victimize (a driver) in this way.

carjack

/ ˈkɑːˌdʒæk /

verb

  1. tr to attack (a driver in a car) in order to rob the driver or to steal the car for another crime
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈcarˌjacker, noun
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Other Words From

  • carjacker noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of carjack1

1990-95; blend of car 1 + hijack
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Word History and Origins

Origin of carjack1

C20: car + ( hi ) jack
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Example Sentences

Smith initially said she was carjacked at late at night and that a man drove away with her car.

From BBC

The Police Department received a call about a carjacking in the 400 block of North Bedford Drive at 7:06 p.m.

Police are looking for a man who has attacked multiple women in Los Angeles in the last week during attempted carjackings.

Additionally, Cacho is facing one count of possession of an unregistered assault weapon, and Rodriguez-Arroyo is facing one count of carjacking, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office.

They drove past a gas station near 22nd Street and Vermont when they saw an apparent carjacking in progress.

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