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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.


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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CANYON COUNTRY -- A self-proclaimed gang member stopped for speeding shot at two CHP officers and later tried to carjack two vehicles before his arrest, a CHP spokesman said Thursday.
The 27-year-old suspect then attempted to carjack three separate cars but was unsuccessful, even though he shot at and wounded the driver of the first car.
The farthest my mental carjacks took me was to the nearest bookstore cafe, where I sipped tea and thumbed guidebooks on Bermuda.
 
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