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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(law) The illegal movement of goods or carrying away of a person..
Kidnapping usually includes the seizing, confining, and carrying away (asportation) of another by force, threat, or deception, and without consent.
Use asportation when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Asportation means (law) The illegal movement of goods or carrying away of a person..
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Kidnapping usually includes the seizing, confining, and carrying away (asportation) of another by force, threat, or deception, and without consent.
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