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Hijacking vs Mugging - What's the difference?

hijacking | mugging |

As verbs the difference between hijacking and mugging

is that hijacking is present participle of lang=en while mugging is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between hijacking and mugging

is that hijacking is the act of one who hijacks; the seizure of vehicles while mugging is a quick violent robbery of a person, usually in a public place.

hijacking

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who hijacks; the seizure of vehicles.
  • The instance of such an act; the seizure of a vehicle.
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    • Related terms

    * browser hijacking * carjacking

    mugging

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A quick violent robbery of a person, usually in a public place.
    • There have been three muggings in this street in the past week.

    Verb

    (head)