To fall upon with force; to assail, as with force and arms; to assault.
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Highjack
seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination
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To make trial or experiment of; to try; to endeavor to do or perform (some action); to assay; as, to attempt to sing; to attempt a bol…
Used in the same subject area: Criminal law, Law, Sociology, Crime and deviance.The practice of exciting and encouraging lawsuits and quarrels.
Used in the same subject area: Criminal law, Law, Sociology, Crime and deviance.Breaking and entering the dwelling house of another, in the nighttime, with intent to commit a felony therein, whether the felonious p…
Used in the same subject area: Criminal law, Law, Sociology, Crime and deviance.a crime so serious that capital punishment is considered appropriate
Used in the same subject area: Criminal law, Law, Sociology, Crime and deviance.The act of committing, doing, or performing; the act of perpetrating.
Used in the same subject area: Criminal law, Law, Sociology, Crime and deviance.The act of committing, or the state of being committed; commitment.
Used in the same subject area: Criminal law, Law, Sociology, Crime and deviance.Any violation of law, either divine or human; an omission of a duty commanded, or the commission of an act forbidden by law.
Used in the same subject area: Criminal law, Law, Sociology, Crime and deviance.(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"
Used in the same subject area: Criminal law, Law, Sociology, Crime and deviance.(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"
Used in the same subject area: Criminal law, Law, Sociology, Crime and deviance.crime committed using a computer and the internet to steal a person's identity or sell contraband or stalk victims or disrupt operatio…
Used in the same subject area: Criminal law, Law, Sociology, Crime and deviance.The act of deviating; a wandering from the way; variation from the common way, from an established rule, etc.; departure, as from the…
Used in the same subject area: Criminal law, Law, Sociology, Crime and deviance.An act on the part of the vassal which cost him his fee by forfeiture.
Used in the same subject area: Criminal law, Law, Sociology, Crime and deviance.The act of forging metal into shape.
Used in the same subject area: Criminal law, Law, Sociology, Crime and deviance.(Islam) serious crimes committed by Muslims and punishable by punishments established in the Koran; "Had crimes include apostasy from…
Used in the same subject area: Criminal law, Law, Sociology, Crime and deviance.a crime that undermines the offender's government
Used in the same subject area: Criminal law, Law, Sociology, Crime and deviance.seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination
Used in the same subject area: Criminal law, Law, Sociology, Crime and deviance.(Islam) serious crimes committed by Muslims and punishable by punishments established in the Koran; "Had crimes include apostasy from…
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Being or succeeding by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; by turns first one and then the other; hence, re…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: seizure, vehicle, transit, divert, alternate.Alt. of Bourne
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: seizure, vehicle, transit, divert, alternate.A stream or rivulet; a burn.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: seizure, vehicle, transit, divert, alternate.A house where chops, etc., are sold; an eating house.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: seizure, vehicle, transit, divert, alternate.To compose; to settle; to arrange.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: seizure, vehicle, transit, divert, alternate.A gibbet, consisting of two pieces of timber placed transversely upon one another, in various forms, as a T, or +, with the horizontal…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: seizure, vehicle, transit, divert, alternate.The attainment of the highest point of altitude reached by a heavently body; passage across the meridian; transit.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: seizure, vehicle, transit, divert, alternate.To part; to divide; to separate.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: seizure, vehicle, transit, divert, alternate.To turn aside; to turn off from any course or intended application; to deflect; as, to divert a river from its channel; to divert comm…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: seizure, vehicle, transit, divert, alternate.To impel or urge onward by force in a direction away from one, or along before one; to push forward; to compel to move on; to communic…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: seizure, vehicle, transit, divert, alternate.Any tube or canal by which a fluid or other substance is conducted or conveyed.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: seizure, vehicle, transit, divert, alternate.The act of going out or leaving, or the power to leave; departure.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: seizure, vehicle, transit, divert, alternate.
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