Hijacking

Verb
hijacking



Noun

 * 1) The act of one who hijacks; the seizure of vehicles.
 * 2) The instance of such an act; the seizure of a vehicle.

Thesaurus
armed robbery, asportation, assault and robbery, banditry, bank robbery, cattle lifting, cattle stealing, extortion, heist, highway robbery, holdup, mugging, pocket picking, purse snatching, robbery, robbing, stickup, stickup job

Etymology
See hijack

Noun

 * Arabic: اختطاف
 * Dutch: ,
 * Turkish: (uçak,gemi,vb.) kaçırmak

Related terms

 * browser hijacking
 * carjacking