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hijack

DEFINITIONS OF: hijack

1

v take arbitrarily or by force

Synonyms:
commandeer, highjack, pirate
Types:
skyjack
subject an aircraft to air piracy
carjack
take someone's car from him by force, usually with the intention of stealing it
Type of:
seize
take or capture by force

v seize control of

“they hijacked the judicial process”
Type of:
arrogate, assume, seize, take over, usurp
seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession

n seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination

Synonyms:
highjack
Types:
carjacking
the violent theft of an occupied car
Type of:
crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offence, offense
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
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