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1. (crime) take arbitrarily or by force
   "The Cubans hijacked the plane and flew it to Miami";
   - commandeer, highjack, pirate
    
2. Seize control of
   "they hijacked the judicial process"

1. Seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination
   - highjack

Derived forms: hijacked, hijacks, hijacking

Type of: arrogate, assume, crime, criminal offence [Brit, Cdn], criminal offense [US], law-breaking, seize, take over, usurp

Encyclopedia: Hijack