hijacking

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of hijack

noun

1. The act of one who hijacks (in any sense).
2. The instance of such an act; the seizure of a vehicle.

   “The audacious hijacking in Paris of a van carrying the baggage of a Saudi prince to his private jet is obviously an embarrassment to the French capital, whose ultra-high-end boutiques have suffered a spate of heists in recent months.”