verb
- past tense and past participle of carjack; to steal a car from someone by force or threat of violence
Usage: informal; typically used in news and crime contexts
Examples
- The driver was carjacked at gunpoint in the parking lot.
- Several vehicles were carjacked in the downtown area last week.
- She was carjacked while waiting at a red light.
- The police arrested the suspect who carjacked three cars in one night.
- He carjacked a sedan to escape from the scene.