motor vehicle
noun
: an automotive vehicle not operated on rails
especially
: one with rubber tires for use on highways
Examples of motor vehicle in a Sentence
You can register your car at the Registry of Motor Vehicles.
got a license to drive a motor vehicle the minute she turned 16
Recent Examples on the Web
In the same year, a 2021 case for felony evading arrest by motor vehicle and reckless endangerment was reopened.
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Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Walton is facing charges of larceny of a motor vehicle, engaging police in pursuit, reckless driving, assault on a police officer, interfering with police and first-degree criminal trover.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2025
Hall was initially also charged with tampering with a motor vehicle and attempted stealing, according to court records.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2025
Theft of motor vehicle parts or accessories (subset of larceny) – The unlawful taking of any part or accessory affixed to the interior or exterior of a motor vehicle in a manner which would make the item an attachment of the vehicle or necessary for its operation.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 22 Apr. 2025
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Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Walton is facing charges of larceny of a motor vehicle, engaging police in pursuit, reckless driving, assault on a police officer, interfering with police and first-degree criminal trover.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2025
Hall was initially also charged with tampering with a motor vehicle and attempted stealing, according to court records.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2025
Theft of motor vehicle parts or accessories (subset of larceny) – The unlawful taking of any part or accessory affixed to the interior or exterior of a motor vehicle in a manner which would make the item an attachment of the vehicle or necessary for its operation.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 22 Apr. 2025
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“Motor vehicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motor%20vehicle. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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