Hijack vs. Kidnap — What's the Difference?

To seize control of (a vehicle such as an airplane or bus) by use of force, especially as a way of reaching an alternate destination or as an act of terrorism.

To abduct or confine (a person) forcibly, by threat of force, or by deceit, without the authority of law.

To kidnap (a person in a vehicle)

(transitive) To seize or detain a person unlawfully and move or conceal them; sometimes for ransom.

To stop and rob (a vehicle in transit).

The crime, or an instance, of kidnapping.

To steal (goods) from a vehicle in transit.

To take (any one) by force or fear, and against one's will, with intent to carry to another place.

To take control of (something) without permission or authorization and use it for one's own purposes

Take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom;

To steal or appropriate for oneself

The act or an instance of hijacking.

To forcibly seize control of some vehicle in order to rob it or to reach a destination (especially an airplane, truck or a boat).

To seize control of some process or resource to achieve a purpose other than its originally intended one.

(computing) To seize control of a networked computer by means of infecting it with a worm or other malware, thereby turning it into a zombie.

(computing) To change software settings without a user's knowledge so as to force that user to visit a certain web site.

(politics) To introduce an amendment deleting the contents of a bill and inserting entirely new provisions.

An instance of hijacking; the illegal seizure of a vehicle; a hijacking.

An instance of a seizure and redirection of a process.

(politics) An amendment which deletes the contents of a bill and inserts entirely new provisions.

(poker slang) Preflop, the position two before the dealer.

(obsolete) A highwayman, robber.

Seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination

Take arbitrarily or by force;