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carjack
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car·jack or car-jack  (kärjk)
tr.v. car·jacked or car-jacked, car·jack·ing or car-jack·ing, car·jacks or car-jacks
To commit forcible theft of (a vehicle) from its users.
[car + (hi)jack.]
carjacker n.
carjack [ˈkɑːˌdʒæk]
vb
(Law) (tr) to attack (a driver in a car) in order to rob the driver or to steal the car for another crime
[car + (hi)jack]
carjacker  n
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Verb1.carjack - take someone's car from him by force, usually with the intention of stealing it; "My car was carjacked last night!"
crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"
commandeer, highjack, hijack, pirate - take arbitrarily or by force; "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami"
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Most insurers will meet the full cost of a car-jack claim unless the claimant has completely disregarded their 'duty of care' - for example leaving the keys in the ignition of your car while going to pay for your petrol and then confronting the criminal while they are trying to steal your car.
Is theft by force insured? by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
Most insurers will meet the full cost of a car-jack claim unless the claimant has completely disregarded their 'duty of care' - for example leaving the keys in the ignition of your car while going to pay for your petrol and then confronting the criminal while they are trying to steal your car.
Is theft by force insured? by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
 
 
 
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