| NOUN | act | highjacking, hijacking | robbery of a traveller or vehicle in transit or seizing control of a vehicle by the use of force |
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| Meaning | robbery of a traveller or vehicle in transit or seizing control of a vehicle by the use of force. | |
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| Synonym | hijacking | |
| Narrower | piracy, buccaneering | Hijacking on the high seas or in similar contexts |
| Broader | robbery | larceny by threat / threat of violence |
| Catalan | segrest d'un vehicle | |
| Verbs | highjack | take arbitrarily or by force |
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