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What does asportation mean?

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Noun
  1. (law) The illegal movement of goods.
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Historically, the asportation requirement has caused few problems.
This instruction does not cover the defendant's theory, which is that he had no knowledge of the theft of the car until after the asportation had ceased.
Two cases seem possibly to indicate that kidnapping for extortion is established by proof of an unlawful confinement and asportation without proof of a specific intent.
Secret confinement creates an alternative to the asportation element of kidnapping.
In criminal law, kidnapping is the unlawful asportation and confinement of a person against his or her will.

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