[syn: commandeer, hijack, highjack, pirate]
2.  seize control of; 
- Example: "they hijacked the judicial process"
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
hijack
    n 1: seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert
         it to an alternate destination [syn: hijack, highjack]
    v 1: take arbitrarily or by force; "The Cubans commandeered the
         plane and flew it to Miami" [syn: commandeer, hijack,
         highjack, pirate]
    2: seize control of; "they hijacked the judicial process"
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
19 Moby Thesaurus words for "hijack":
   blackjack, bludgeon, bulldoze, bully, coerce, commit robbery,
   dragoon, heist, hold up, intimidate, knock over, mug, rip off, rob,
   shanghai, steamroller, stick up, strong-arm, use violence