carjacking

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carjacking

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Blend of car + hijacking.

verb car-jacking · car jacking · carnapping

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of carjack

noun carjackings · car-jacking · car jacking · carnapping

countable, uncountable The violent hijacking of a vehicle and sometimes its driver.

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Español	atraco automovilístico, arrebatón automotriz, arrebatamiento automotor

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"carjacking." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/carjacking. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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carjacking. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/carjacking

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"carjacking." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/carjacking.

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@misc{carjacking_2026,
  title = {carjacking},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/carjacking},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}