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Definition of Commandeering

Commandeering
Commandeer Com`man*deer", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Commandeered; p. pr. & vb. n. Commandeering.] [D. kommandeeren to command, in South Africa to commandeer, fr. F. commander to command. See Command.] 1. (Mil.) To compel to perform military service; to seize for military purposes; -- orig. used of the Boers. 2. To take arbitrary or forcible possession of. [Colloq.]

Meaning of Commandeering from wikipedia

- Commandeering is an act of appropriation by the military or police whereby they take possession of the property of a member of the public. In United States...
- A copyfraud is a false copyright claim by an individual or institution with respect to content that is in the public domain. Such claims are unlawful,...
- to abandon it. Angry at the military police's abuse of power, Amate commandeers the GQuuuuuuX, with the Omega Psycommu activating in her presence, and...
- legalizing it, violated the anti-commandeering doctrine and invalidated the entire law. The Court ruled that the anti-commandeering doctrine applied to congressional...
- former Navy SEAL, who must fend off a group of mercenaries after they commandeer the U.S. Navy battleship Missouri. Released on October 9, 1992, Under...
- pro-betting side characterized the federal government's position as commandeering of federal laws, which the states would have the responsibility to enforce...
- hazmat workers, and frees the Hornsby family. As the Hornsby family commandeers one of the hazmat workers' vehicles, they are pursued by Jonathan on...
- 2018, the company's remote tool was infiltrated and hackers were able to commandeer affected computers to mine cryptocurrency. In July 2021, the Kaseya VSA...
- sank. It was alleged that the Cuban coast guard deliberately sank the commandeered vessel and then refused to rescue some of the p****engers. The Cuban government...
- the Royal Naval Patrol Service (RNPS). It was established after the commandeering of Sparrows Nest Gardens, a private residence in Lowestoft in Suffolk...