Carjacking
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verb
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(As a noun)
Carjacking ( noun )
A crime in which someone takes a car from another person by force or threat of force.
Origin:
The term carjacking is a combination of the words "car" and "hijacking" meaning a crime in which someone takes a car from another person by force or threat of force.
Examples:
- The police are searching for the suspects involved in the carjacking last night.
- The victim was able to escape the carjacking without injuries.
- The carjacking was caught on surveillance cameras.
- The carjacking was a violent crime that left the victim shaken.
- The carjacking was one of several that had occurred in the area in recent weeks.
(As a verb)
Carjacking ( verb )
A crime in which someone takes a car from another person by force or threat of force.
Origin:
The term carjacking is a combination of the words "car" and "hijacking" meaning a crime in which someone takes a car from another person by force or threat of force.
Examples:
- The police are searching for the suspects involved in the carjacking last night.
- The victim was able to escape the carjacking without injuries.
- The carjacking was caught on surveillance cameras.
- The carjacking was a violent crime that left the victim shaken.
- The carjacking was one of several that had occurred in the area in recent weeks.