highjack vs criminal offense

highjack and criminal offense both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
highjack	Yes	No	Yes	No
criminal offense	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, criminal offense is a hypernym of highjack; that is, criminal offense is a word with a broader meaning than highjack:

highjack: seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination
criminal offense: (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act

Other hypernyms of highjack include crime, criminal offence, law-breaking.

highjack (noun)	criminal offense (noun)
seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination	(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act

highjack (verb)	criminal offense (verb)
take arbitrarily or by force