CARJACKING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does carjacking mean? 

• CARJACKING (noun)
  The noun CARJACKING has 1 sense:

1. the violent theft of an occupied car

  Familiarity information: CARJACKING used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CARJACKING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The violent theft of an occupied car

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("carjacking" is a kind of...):

highjack; hijack (seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination)

Derivation:

carjack (take someone's car from him by force, usually with the intention of stealing it)