carjacking

English Thesaurus

1. the violent theft of an occupied car (noun.act)

hypernym	:	highjack, hijack,
definition	:	seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination (noun.act)

derivation	:	carjack,
definition	:	take someone's car from him by force, usually with the intention of stealing it (verb.contact)

derivation	:	carjack,
definition	:	take someone's car from him by force, usually with the intention of stealing it (verb.contact)