Hijacking

Japanese: hijacking
Hijacking

... refers to the act of illegally seizing an aircraft or depriving it of its freedom of operation. It is also called hijacking. Hijacking originally meant the act of seizing a car or ship carrying smuggled alcohol or bootleg goods, which became common in the United States after the establishment of Prohibition in 1919.

*Some terminology explanations that mention "hijacking" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…航空機を不法奪取したり,運航の自由を奪う行為を指す。ハイジャッキングhijackingともいう。ハイジャックとは,元来,アメリカで1919年の禁酒法の成立後に見られるようになった,アルコールの密輸品や密造品を運搬途中で車や船ごと奪取する行為を意味していた。…

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