1. Robbery of a traveller or vehicle in transit or seizing control of a vehicle by the use of force
   "The hijacking of the truck carrying valuable electronics made headlines";
   - highjacking

1. Seize control of
   "they hijacked the judicial process"
    
2. Take arbitrarily or by force
   "The Cubans hijacked the plane and flew it to Miami";
   - commandeer, highjack [rare], pirate

Derived forms: hijackings

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

Encyclopedia: Hijacking