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carjacking
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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.
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Noun1.carjacking - the violent theft of an occupied car
highjack, hijack - seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination
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The International Commission of Jurists-Kenya, Kenya Human Rights Commission and Transparency International-Kenya said some of their members had received threatening phone calls, faced attempted carjackings and had their movements and conversations exposed.
Kenyan activists say threatened for demanding reform by AFP / AFP Global Edition
In Port Allen, Louisiana, Roderick Porter and an accomplice by the name of Dean Favron, who had just finished serving nearly seven years in prison for aggravated assault on a Baton Rouge police officer and two carjackings, came to an apartment for unknown reasons, according to the local news.
Don't give him any lip by Krey, Patrick / The New American
So-called car key burglaries and carjackings have increased in recent years following improvements in car security.
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