hijacking Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun robbery of a traveller or vehicle in transit or seizing control of a vehicle by the use of force
    highjacking.
  2. verb take arbitrarily or by force
    hijack; commandeer; highjack; pirate.
    • The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami
  3. verb seize control of
    hijack.
    • they hijacked the judicial process

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