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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ASPORTA'TION, n. [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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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