Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To take or attempt to take (a motor vehicle) from another person by use of force or intimidation.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A screw or hydraulic-jack used in lifting cars or locomotives, or in replacing them on the track when derailed.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb to take (a car) by an act of
carjacking .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
steal anautomobile forcibly from someone. - verb To forcibly steal some
vehicle .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb take someone's car from him by force, usually with the intention of stealing it
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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This way the bad guys will breakin to your home rob, rape your wives, daughters, rob your home, carjack you, and all other crimes they can commit against you knowing you can not defend yourself.
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You must be an idiot to carjack a vehicle equiped with OnStar.
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Two men attempted to carjack Ted Mazetier, 84, of Tacoma, Washington.
Boing Boing 2009
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Anne Arundel County Police have charged two people with trying to carjack a neighbor at knifepoint.
Carjacking, other charges in Anne Arundel The Capital of Annapolis 2011
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Can you imagine what could have happened if she tried to pull out a gun on two men who were attempting to carjack her?
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I suppose the cops should have magically known that an idiot was going to carjack someone, and rob banks so they could prevent it. otherwise the there not doing their job.
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Avis Budget vowed not to let Hertz carjack Dollar Thrifty, but its own offer still has a whiff of grand theft auto about it.
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I am not proud to admit it, but I automatically think this is another "hood rat" that might rob me, or may carjack me if I sit at the streetlight too long.
Tracey D. Smith: Charm School 101 for the College Student Tracey D. Smith 2010
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An armed man tried to carjack a vehicle in a bank parking lot.
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A man was shot and seriously wounded Friday night in the Anacostia area of Southeast Washington during what appeared to be an attempt to carjack him, D.C. police said.
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