gijzeling

Definitions of gijzeling
  1. noun
    robbery of a traveller or vehicle in transit or seizing control of a vehicle by the use of force
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    types:
    bedrijfsspionage, piraterij, vrijbuiterij, zeeroverij
    hijacking on the high seas or in similar contexts; taking a ship or plane away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it
    type of:
    roof, straatroof
    larceny by threat of violence
  2. noun
    the act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison)
    synonyms: celstraf, gevangenisstraf, hechtenis, internering, vrijheidsstraf
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    types:
    arrest, bewaring, hechtenis, voorarrest
    holding by the police
    type of:
    celstraf, detentie, gevangenisstraf, hechtenis, voorarrest, vrijheidsstraf
    the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them
  3. noun
    the state of being imprisoned
    synonyms: detentie, gevangenschap, krijgsgevangenschap
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