Definition of Carjacking

1. Noun. The violent theft of an occupied car.

Generic synonyms: Highjack, Hijack
Derivative terms: Carjack

Definition of Carjacking

1. Verb. (present participle of carjack) ¹

2. Noun. The violent hijacking of a vehicle and sometimes its driver. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Carjacking

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Carjacking

cariostats
carious
carisoprodate
carisoprodol
carissa
carissa plum
carissin
caritas
caritases
caritive case
caritive cases
carjack
carjacked
carjacker
carjackers
carjacking (current term)
carjackings
carjacks
carjacou
carjacous
cark
cark it
carkanet
carkanets
carked
carking
carks
carky
carl
carlavirus

Literary usage of Carjacking

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Nature, Extent, and Proliferation of Federal Law Enforcement: Hearing Before edited by Bill McCollum (1998)
"For example, carjacking; I believe carjacking has been a Federal crime .for ?hout 2Y2 years. During that period of time, my office has prosecuted more than ..."

2. Addressing Foodborne Threats to Health: Policies, Practices, and by Board on Global Health, Forum on Microbial Threats, Institute of Medicine (U.S. (2006)
"... media published stories of bi/arra crime. The media coined the pli took on a new identity. After a crime of carjacking. ..."

3. State Responses to Serious & Violent Juvenile Crime by Patricia Torbet, Richard Gable, Imogene Montgomery (1997)
"14, direct-file or waiver case when there is a previous adjudication for murder, sexual battery, armed or strong-armed robbery, carjacking, home-invasion ..."

4. State Laws and Ordinances on Firearms by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"... manslaughter, excepting involuntary manslaughter; mayhem; murder; rape; robbery; robbery with a deadly weapon; carjacking or armed carjacking; ..."

5. Violent Youth Predator Act of 1996; And Balanced Juvenile Justice and Crime by United States, Subcommittee on Crime, Congress, Committee on the Judiciary, House (1997)
"And we also reduced carjacking, when the Congress passed a bill on carjacking. I had my doubts about that, but our office, and subsequent to my tenure as US ..."

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