What Does Commandeered Mean in English?

transitive verb. 1a : to compel to perform military service Civilians were commandeered by the army and forced to fight. b : to seize for military purposes The soldiers commandeered civilian vehicles to help transport the injured.

What is the synonym of commandeered?

In this page you can discover 26 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for commandeer, like: hijack, activate, enslave, snatch, ransack, usurp, draft, conscript, sequester, confiscate and enlist.

What is commandeered property?

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 law, it also refers to federal government actions which would force a state government to take some action that it otherwise would not take.