Meaning & use
Carjacking
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The crime of stealing a car by force, typically while the vehicle is occupied by the driver.
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Police are investigating a carjacking that took place outside the grocery store.
The city saw a sharp rise in carjackings over the summer.
A note on using this word
'Carjacking' entered common usage in the early 1990s, modeled on the older term 'hijacking,' as such crimes became a distinct legal and media category.
Words with a similar meaning
auto theft
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