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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.
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Webster 1828 Edition
Asportation
ASPORTA'TION
,Noun.
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.