joy ride

joy ride
   1. see joy1
   2. see joy2
   3. to take and drive away a motor vehicle without consent
   Under the English Larceny Act, codifying the common law, the offender committed no crime, apart from a possible theft of fuel, because there was no intention 'permanently to deprive the owner thereof Joyriding is now an offence in its own right.

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  • joy-ride — joy ride, Informal. 1. a ride in an automobile or other vehicle for pleasure, especially when it is driven recklessly or without the owner s permission. 2. a ride for pleasure in any vehicle. joy ride «JOY RYD», intransitive verb, rode, rid|den,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • joy ride — joy ride, Informal. 1. a ride in an automobile or other vehicle for pleasure, especially when it is driven recklessly or without the owner s permission. 2. a ride for pleasure in any vehicle. joy ride «JOY RYD», intransitive verb, rode, rid|den,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • joy ride — ☆ joy ride n. Informal an automobile ride merely for pleasure, often at a reckless speed and sometimes, specif., in a stolen car joy rider n. joy riding n. * * * …   Universalium

  • joy ride — ☆ joy ride n. Informal an automobile ride merely for pleasure, often at a reckless speed and sometimes, specif., in a stolen car joy rider n. joy riding n …   English World dictionary

  • joy ride — 1. n. a drinking bout or party. □ There’s a little joy ride over at Tom’s. □ Some joy ride! They ran out of booze. 2. n. a state of euphoria from drug use. (Drugs.) □ This stuff is a real joy ride. □ …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • Joy Ride — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: Joyride – Spritztour Originaltitel: Joy Ride Produktionsland: USA Erscheinungsjahr: 2001 Länge: 97 Minuten Originalsprache: Englisch …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • joy-ride — /ˈdʒɔɪ raɪd / (say joy ruyd) verb (i) (joy rode, joy riding) to take a joy ride. –joy rider, noun –joy riding, noun, adjective …  

  • Joy Ride — Une virée en enfer Une virée en enfer est un film américain de John Dahl sorti en 2001. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Fiche technique 3 Distribution 4 Liens externes …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Joy Ride (film) — Joy Ride redirects here. For other uses of Joy Ride or Joyride , see Joyride. Infobox Film name = Joy Ride caption = Original theatrical poster director = John Dahl producer = J.J. Abrams Chris Moore writer = Clay Tarver J.J. Abrams narrator =… …   Wikipedia

  • Joy Ride (Dogma 95) — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: Joy Ride / Usfahrt Joy Ride Originaltitel: Joy Ride Dogma #14 Produktionsland: Schweiz Erscheinungsjahr: 2000 (Release: 16. Nov. 2000) Länge: 90 Minuten Originalsprache …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead Originaltitel Joy Ride: Dead Ahead …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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