Dictionary entry

Asportation

Webster's Dictionary 1913

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.

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