noun
- Robbery of a traveller or vehicle in transit or seizing control of a vehicle by the use of force.
- synonyms: hijacking
verb
- Take arbitrarily or by force.
- usage: "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami"
- synonyms: commandeer, hijack, highjack, pirate
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