| Definition: | | \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.
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