To carry away unlawfully; to steal or remove property from its rightful place, especially used in legal contexts.
From Anglo-Norman French 'asporter' (to carry away), from Latin 'asportare' (to carry away): 'ad-' (to) + 'portare' (to carry). The word entered English legal terminology in the Middle Ages.
'Asport' is one of those wonderful archaic legal terms still found in old law books—when someone 'asported' goods, it meant they carried them away unlawfully, distinguishing the crime from merely damaging or moving property.
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