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Hijacking
see synonyms of hijackingNoun
1. highjacking, hijacking
robbery of a traveller or vehicle in transit or seizing control of a vehicle by the use of force
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Hijacking
see synonyms of hijackingnoun
the act or an instance of hijacking
attempted hijackings in the Soviet Union
car hijackings
Car hijackings are running at a rate of nearly 50 a day.
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Hijacking
see synonyms of hijackingtr.v. hi·jacked, hi·jack·ing, hi·jacks also high·jacked or high·jack·ing or high·jacks
1.
a. To seize control of (a vehicle such as an airplane or bus) by use of force, especially as a way of reaching an alternate destination or as an act of terrorism.
b. To kidnap (a person in a vehicle): people who have experienced the trauma of being hijacked.
c. To stop and rob (a vehicle in transit).
d. To steal (goods) from a vehicle in transit.
2.
a. To take control of (something) without permission or authorization and use it for one's own purposes: dissidents who hijacked the town council; spammers who hijacked a computer network.
b. To steal or appropriate for oneself: hijacked her story and used it in his own book.
n.
The act or an instance of hijacking.
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