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? asked in Education & ReferenceWords & Wordplay · 3 years ago

In The Hunt For Red October, there is a word used to describe when a ship is taken over by the officers. Please tell me, what is that word?

Update:

And No, it's not Mutiny.

Update 2:

I now believe the word I seek is Barratry. Although not typically a military term, it means an act of vandalism or theft committed by the ship's captain and crew, to inflict a loss for the ship's owner.

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  • Anonymous
    3 years ago
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    Commandeering? This is a military term for taking over something, usually during martial law.

    I think your mind is playing tricks on you; the term mutiny is pretty universal. Hijack might be what you are thinking, but mutiny is just a nautical hijacking.

    It is also better to say Hello Jack to friends named Jack in airports or on airliners. Don't say Hi Jack.

  • Joe
    Lv 7
    3 years ago

    "Insubordination" is the closest military term to mutiny I can think of.

    I know that movie pretty well; if you can describe the context or scene, you might trigger a memory for me.

    I'll check back.

  • ?
    Lv 5
    3 years ago

    Doesn't sound familiar. The word I'm looking for is a maritime legal term. I believe the term Coup is a political term.

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