hijack vs criminal offense

hijack and criminal offense both are nouns.

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

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

hijack: 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 hijack include crime, criminal offence, law-breaking.

hijack (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

hijack (verb)	criminal offense (verb)
take arbitrarily or by force
seize control of