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n. - Seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination v. - Take arbitrarily or by force; Seize control of.

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  • UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I don't think the word hijack was ever used.
  • Hostage captain rescued with three pirates shot dead in Somali hijack drama
  • Overall sound seems better – perhaps the mpeg encoding settings in hijack are better than audacity.
  • The hijack is the latest in a string of pirate attacks off the Somali coast in recent months.
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