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Record 1 1991-07-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Criminology
  • Law of the Sea
OBS

Hijack: to force the pilot of (an aircraft) to fly to a nonscheduled landing point.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Criminologie
  • Droit de la mer
DEF

Aventurier ou terroriste qui détourne un bateau.

OBS

La piraterie fut d'abord maritime. Quand elle toucha l'aviation, elle avait virtuellement disparu de la mer. Si bien que, lorsque survinrent les récents détournements de navires, il parut insuffisant de se contenter du terme original, et nécessaire de préciser "de la mer" -- ce qui eût été redondant dans un monde sans avions.

Spanish

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