Definition of Commandeers. Meaning of Commandeers. Synonyms of Commandeers

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Definition of Commandeers

Commandeer
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 Commandeers 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,...
- Clunies-Ross of Cocos Keeling Islands was a wooden topsail schooner, which was commandeered by a landing party of the German light cruiser SMS Emden. This landing...
- legalizing it, violated the anti-commandeering doctrine and invalidated the entire law. The Court ruled that the anti-commandeering doctrine applied to congressional...
- seized an American Lockheed Martin RQ-170 Sentinel UAV, which had been commandeered and brought down by Iran's cyberwarfare unit. Shahed Aviation Industries...
- them indoors. Newsom issued an executive order that allowed the state to commandeer hotels and medical facilities to treat COVID-19 patients and permitted...
- 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...
- The Voyage of the Mimi is a thirteen-episode American educational television program depicting the crew of the ship Mimi exploring the ocean and taking...
- up over the Atlantic Ocean. She destroys the GoldenEye satellite and commandeers a helicopter to pick up Bond and herself by using the gun Bond gave her...
- residences were commandeered from universities, colleges, and other provincial institutions. Basic training facilities were commandeered from private schools...