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Webster 1913 Edition


Asportation

Asˊpor-ta′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
asportatio
, fr.
asportare
to carry away;
abs = ab
+
portare
to bear, carry.]
(Law)
The felonious removal of goods from the place where they were deposited.
☞ It is adjudged to be larceny, though the goods are not carried from the house or apartment.
Blackstone.

Webster 1828 Edition


Asportation

ASPORTA'TION

,
Noun.
[L. asportatio, of abs and porto, to carry. See Bear.]
A carrying away. In law, the felonious removal of goods from the place where they were deposited, is an asportation, and adjudged to be theft, though the goods are not carried from the house or apartment.

Definition 2024


asportation

asportation

English

Noun

asportation

  1. (law) The felonious movement of goods