hijack

• Nom désignant l'acte de prendre illégalement le contrôle d'un véhicule, d'un avion ou d'un navire, souvent par la force ou la menace, à des fins de vol, de rançon ou de revendications politiques.

A noun referring to the act of illegally seizing control of a vehicle, aircraft, or ship, often by force or threat, for purposes such as robbery or political demands.

1. Act of seizing controlB2formal

   An instance of illegally seizing control of a vehicle, aircraft, or ship, often by force.

   Détournement

   • The hijack of the plane ended peacefully after negotiations.
   • Authorities foiled a hijack attempt at the airport.
   • The hijack of the cargo ship was reported to the navy.

   Synonymesseizuretakeover

   Antonymesliberationreleaserescuerestorationreturn

2. Takeover of a processB2informal

   An act of taking control of a system, event, or process for one's own purposes.

   Détournement de processus

   • The protest was a hijack of the official conference agenda.
   • There was a hijack of the online meeting by hackers.
   • The hijack of the software update caused major issues.

   Synonymesappropriationcaptureseizuretakeoverusurpation

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner la prise de contrôle d'un véhicule, d'un avion ou d'un système par la force ou la menace, ainsi que la saisie illégale de quelque chose.

A verb used to indicate the act of seizing control of a vehicle, aircraft, or system by force or threat, or to take over something illegitimately.

1. Seize control of a vehicleB2formal

   To take illegal control of a vehicle, aircraft, or ship, often by force or threat.

   Détourner un véhicule

   • The terrorists attempted to hijack the plane.
   • Pirates hijacked the cargo ship off the coast of Somalia.
   • The driver was hijacked at gunpoint.

   Synonymescarjackcommandeerpirateseizeskyjacktake over

2. Take over a process or eventB2informal

   To take control of something, such as a meeting, conversation, or system, often in a disruptive way.

   Détourner (un processus ou un événement)

   • The protesters tried to hijack the political rally.
   • He hijacked the conversation to talk about his own achievements.
   • The virus hijacked the computer's operating system.

   Synonymesappropriatecommandeerexpropriatemonopolizeseizetake overusurp