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carjacking

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
carjacking/ˈkɑːʤakɪŋ/

▶noun the action of stealing a car after violently ejecting its driver.

– derivatives
carjack verb,
carjacker noun.

– origin 1990s: blend of car and hijacking (see hijack).

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