hijacking

2 definitions • 4 examples

the crime of using force or threats to take control of an aircraft, ship, car, etc., or an occasion when this happens:

The attacks included the hijacking of four planes.

The government adopted new measures to prevent hijackings.

the act of taking control of or using something that does not belong to you for your own advantage, or an occasion when this happens:

The public won't stand for the hijacking of its public offices by corrupt politicians.

I had recently fixed a browser hijacking issue.