carjacking
28
7.4
- noun
- /ˈkɑrˌdʒækɪŋ/
- NSFW
:
robo de coche con violencia
- Muggings, burglaries, carjackings, and even homicides occur with alarming frequency and disarming impunity in many urban centers throughout the region.
- carjacking and robbery
- crime, including carjackings
I have never done a carjacking or a drive by.
- I have never done a carjacking or a drive by.
- her father was carjacked by two brothers.
- That was the last time I did anything that was outside of the law to that level in terms of carjackings and robberies.
- You know, when I was younger and I was doing home invasion robberies and carjackings, and then I would listen to talk radio after that.
- You see muggings, you see carjackings, you see murders, you see rapes, you see policemen being assaulted.
- Every time that their business go down, they jump immediately into like kidnappings, extortions, carjackings.
Examples
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All units, be on alert for a black Mercedes SUV, possible carjacking suspect.
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Petty crime is pervasive, whereas violent crime, including carjackings, armed robbery, arson, house invasions, and other violence against civilians, has increased significantly in recent years.
Academic text (2002) -
According to his record, it was a carjacking.
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There seems to have been a carjacking, and possibly a kidnapping.
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Well, we assume the carjacking was random.
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This is a report of a carjacking on the west Fremont.
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A friend of Julin's arrived and told the story of his recent carjacking.
Blog text (30) -
Yes, well, gang-related carjackings have been really common in this area lately.
Fiction book (2000) -
"Looks like an attempted carjacking that went bad," the cop said, squinting into the sun as he recited the facts.
Fiction book (2002) -
The police are investigating a carjacking that occurred last night when the driver was forced out of his vehicle.
Synonyms
749
2.3
Stealing things from people and places such as shops and banks using force or threats
37
7.0
To take control of a moving vehicle by force or threats
Taking a moving vehicle by force to steal things or demand money
An act of taking control of a plane or vehicle by force
How Violent
- NSFW
914
6.1
- NSFW
78
3.2
- NSFW
28
7.4
749
2.3
356
1.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word carjacking joins car and hijack, and hijack is a word that means 'to take by force'. So, carjacking means taking a car by force from the driver or passengers while they are still inside.