hijack

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"
    

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