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kapern (v.t.)
   to capture, seize (naut.); commandeer, hijack; grab,
buttonhole, collar (sb, jdn)

Erstmals hat die deutsche Marine ein Piratenboot vor der Küste Somalias gekapert.
For the first time, the German navy has seized a pirate boat off the coast of Somalia.
Cyberkriminelle kapern fremde Computer und schließen
sie zusammen.
Cyber criminals hijack other people’s computers and connect
them together.

Related Words:
der Kaper privateer
die Kaper (-n) caper(s) (food)
das Kaperschiff privateer, pirate ship

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