highjacking - Definition and Meaning

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(verb)

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unlawfully seize (an aircraft, ship, or vehicle) in transit and force it to go to a different destination or use it for one's own purposes

examples

a man armed with grenades hijacked the jet yesterday

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(noun)

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an act of unlawfully seizing an aircraft, vehicle, or ship while in transit; a hijack

examples

he was involved in a hijacking in 1981

measures to prevent hijacking

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