1. Robbery of a traveller or vehicle in transit or seizing control of a vehicle by the use of force
   - highjacking

1. Take arbitrarily or by force
   - commandeer, highjack, pirate 
2. Seize control of
   "they hijacked the judicial process"

Derived forms: hijackings

See also: hijacker

Type of: arrogate, assume, robbery, seize, take over, usurp

Encyclopedia: Hijack

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