What does Hijacking mean?
Definitions for Hijacking
hi·jack·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
highjacking, hijackingnoun
robbery of a traveller or vehicle in transit or seizing control of a vehicle by the use of force
Wiktionary
hijackingnoun
The act of one who hijacks; the seizure of vehicles.
hijackingnoun
The instance of such an act; the seizure of a vehicle.
Etymology: See hijack
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hijacking
Hijacking is the act of illegally seizing or taking control of a vehicle, aircraft, or other mode of transportation, often by force or threat, during transit and usually intending to use it for a certain purpose, such as making a demand, escaping, or creating a crisis. It can also refer to the unauthorized control or alteration of computer or network systems.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Hijacking in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Hijacking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of Hijacking in a Sentence
This accommodation is not an 'opt-out.' Rather, it is a hijacking of the mechanism of our insurance plans to further the immoral goal of expanding access to abortion-inducing drugs and other objectionable services.
I do believe that it actually crashed and I see a lot of trees . . . i also believe there was a hijacking.
We were a victim of a teleconference or Zoom hijacking and we are trying to understand what we need to do going forward to prevent this from ever happening again. It is an incident we deeply regret, we have had various programs and this is something that we have never had happen to us.
Iran kept provoking the U.S. by hijacking oil tankers, shooting down a drone, and then attacking the Saudi Arabia Aramco facilities, trump only reacted militarily after the American Embassy was attacked in Iran.
During the hijacking, Peter called our witness ... and described to him what was going on inside the plane, that's about the only direct evidence we have from someone on Flight 175.
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- اختطافArabic
- gijzeling, kapingDutch
- sequestroPortuguese
- piratareaRomanian
- kaçırmakTurkish
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