hijacker has definitions from the fields of law,criminal law
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[ noun ] (law,criminal law) a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it

Used in print

(The Rev. John A. O'Brien, "Let's Take Birth Control...)

The attempt to enforce that belief ushered_in a reign of bootleggers , racketeers , hijackers and gangsters that led to a breakdown of law unparalleled in our history .

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[ noun ] (law,criminal law) someone who uses force to take over a vehicle (especially an airplane) in order to reach an alternative destination

Synonyms

highjacker

Related terms

criminal airplane

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