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asportation


Definition of asportation

noun

[mass noun] English Law, rare
  • the detachment, movement, or carrying away of property, formerly an essential component of the crime of larceny.

Origin:

late 15th century: from Latin asportatio(n-), from asportare 'carry away'

asportation in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of asportation in the US English dictionary