asportation

American  

[as-per-tey-shuhn] / ˌæs pərˈteɪ ʃən /

noun

1. Law. the act of removing someone else’s property in committing the crime of larceny or theft, or of moving a person against their will as an element in some other crime against them.

   The court ruled that evidence was sufficient to prove both asportation and the intent to permanently deprive the owner of his property.

2. Medicine/Medical. surgical removal, as of a tumor.

   Complete asportation of the tumor was confirmed by the postoperative MRI.

3. any act of carrying away or removing.

   Without proper equipment, asportation of the ore from the mine would be impossible.

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Etymology

Origin of asportation

First recorded in 1500–10; from Latin asportātiōn-, stem of asportātiō “removal,” from asportāt(us) “removed” (past participle of asportāre “to remove,” from earlier absportāre, apsportāre (unrecorded), from abs- abs- ( def. ) + portāre “to carry”; port ⁵ ( def. ) ) + -iō -ion ( def. )