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carjacking

[kahr-jak-ing]
–noun
the forcible stealing of a vehicle from a motorist.

carjacker, noun
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car·jack or car-jack   (kär'jāk')   
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.]
car'jack'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Main Entry: car·jack·ing
Pronunciation: 'kär-"ja-ki[ng]
Function: noun
: theft by force or intimidation of an auto that has a driver or passenger present
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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