segrestar

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin sequestrāre, present active infinitive of sequestrō.

Verb

segrestar (first-person singular present segresto, first-person singular preterite segrestí, past participle segrestat)

1. to kidnap
2. to hijack [a plane]

Derived terms

• segrest
• segrestador

Further reading

• “segrestar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.