segrestar — meaning in English
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English meaning
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hijack
verb To seize illegal control of a vehicle, especially a plane, in order to rob it or force it to a destination.
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kidnap
verb To unlawfully seize and hold a person captive, often to demand a ransom.
Senses
segrestar is used for these senses in English:
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hijack
To forcibly seize control of some vehicle in order to rob it or to reach a destination (especially an airplane, truck or a boat).
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kidnap
(transitive) To seize or detain a person unlawfully and move or conceal them; sometimes for ransom. [from 17th c.]
hijack — full definition
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verb To seize illegal control of a vehicle, especially a plane, in order to rob it or force it to a destination.
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verb To take control of a process, event, or resource and redirect it for a different purpose.
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noun An act of hijacking; an illegal seizure of a vehicle or process.
