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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Asportation \As`por*ta"tion\, n. [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.
   [1913 Webster]

   Note: It is adjudged to be larceny, though the goods are not
         carried from the house or apartment. --Blackstone.
         [1913 Webster]

2. Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

ASPORTATION. The act of carrying a thing away; the removing a thing from one
place to another. Vide Carrying away; Taking.

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