Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Asportation \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.