hijack

variants also highjack
as in to commandeer
to take control of (a vehicle) by force some loser tried to hijack the plane with a toy gun

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“Hijack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hijack. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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