Definition of "asportation" []

• The felonious movement of goods (noun)

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• "That ` s called asportation, and that ` s what we have here, right, Greg Skordas?"
• "I think it's more properly what's called if you believe that's what happened, it's a false imprisonment, where you've said I've got you here, because kidnapping generally requires some movement, that you've got to -- "asportation" is the legal term."
• "GRACE: In kidnapping, there has to be an element called "asportation," which is movement, like I put you in my car and drive you away, or it could be as simply as a few inches of forced movement."