stolen car
Joyrider's borrowed vehicle
A stolen car is a vehicle that has been taken without the owner's permission.
The phrase functions as a unit in legal and everyday contexts: Police recovered the stolen car three blocks away.
A stolen car report initiates an official search.
The term appears in compound forms like stolen car ring for organized theft operations.
- carjackingViolent vehicle theft
- joyrideReckless pleasure drive
- joy rideReckless drive for thrills
- hotwireBypass vehicle ignition system
- theftUnlawful taking of property
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- auto crimesauto theft, carjacking, grand theft auto, joyriding, vehicle theft
- public alertsemergency broadcast, wireless alert, text alert, civil emergency, terror alert
- chasespursuit, chase, flee, fleeing, escape
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