noun
- the crime of stealing a car and driving it for pleasure, typically abandoning it afterwards
Usage: criminal activity
Examples
- The teenagers were arrested for joyriding in a stolen vehicle.
- Joyriding incidents increased during the summer months.
- He was charged with joyriding after taking his neighbor’s car without permission.
- The police recovered the car after a joyriding spree through downtown.
- Joyriding is considered a serious offense in most states.
- The stolen car was found abandoned after the joyriding incident.