- carjacking
- noun Etymology: car + hijack + -ing Date: 1991 the theft of an automobile from its driver by force or intimidation • carjack transitive verb • carjacker noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
carjacking
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Carjacking — is a crime of stealing a motor vehicle when the vehicle is occupied. Typically, the carjacker is armed, and the driver is forced out of the car with the threat of bodily injury. The word is a portmanteau of car and hijacking. DiscussionThe crime… … Wikipedia
carjacking — car·jack·ing / kär ˌja kiŋ/ n: theft by force or intimidation of an auto that has a driver or passenger present Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. carjacking … Law dictionary
carjacking — CARGEACHIN/ s. n. furt de maşini prin atac armat. (< engl. carjacking) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN … Dicționar Român
carjacking — car jack*ing n. [car + hijacking.] the forcible taking of a car while the driver is in it; the robber may force the driver out, force the driver to drive while under threat of harm, or be forced to relinquish the controls while also being forced… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
carjacking — |càrjékingue| s. m. Roubo de um veículo efetuado com violência sobre o(s) ocupante(s). ‣ Etimologia: palavra inglesa … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
carjacking — [kär′jak΄iŋ] n. the taking of an occupied automobile by force carjack vt. carjacker n … English World dictionary
Carjacking — Hinweis auf gefährliche Hijacking Stelle auf einer südafrikanischen Autobahn Als Carjacking oder auch Hijacking bezeichnet man die Entwendung eines Fahrzeuges (PKW) unter Androhung von Gewalt im Beisein des Besitzers. Der Begriff Carjacking wurde … Deutsch Wikipedia
Carjacking — Car|ja|cking 〈[ ka:dʒækıŋ] n. 15〉 das Rauben eines Autos unter Anwendung von Gewalt gegenüber dem Fahrer [<engl. car „Wagen, Auto“ + hijacking „Flugzeugentführung“] * * * Car|ja|cking, Car Ja|cking [ ka:ɐ̯d̮ʒɛkɪŋ ], das; [s], s [engl.… … Universal-Lexikon
carjacking — UK [ˈkɑː(r)ˌdʒækɪŋ] / US [ˈkɑrˌdʒækɪŋ] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms carjacking : singular carjacking plural carjackings a crime in which someone attacks the driver of a car and steals the car. Someone who does this is called a… … English dictionary
Carjacking — Piraterie routière Voir « piraterie routière » sur le … Wikipédia en Français
Carjacking — Car|ja|cking [...dʒækiŋ] das; [s], s <aus gleichbed. engl. amerik. carjacking> Autoraub unter Androhung von Gewalt … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
