hijack

hijack, vb.

1. To commandeer (a vehicle or airplane), esp. at gunpoint. See CARJACKING; SKYJACK.

2. To steal or rob from (a vehicle or airplane in transit). [Cases: Aviation 16. C.J.S. Aeronautics and Aerospace §§ 284–285, 287.]

3. Hist. To rob by trickery or violence; esp., to rob (a smuggler or bootlegger) and take illegal goods.

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