transported

transported
   obsolete British
   sentenced to exile for a criminal offence
   Not merely carried from one place to another:
    One old offender, who stole the Duke of Beaufort's dog, was transported, not for selling the dog, but his collar. (Mayhew, 1851 — under English Common Law there was no property in dogs or corpses)

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  • Transported — Trans*port ed, a. Conveyed from one place to another; figuratively, carried away with passion or pleasure; entranced. {Trans*port ed*ly}, adv. {Trans*port ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • transported — index ecstatic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • Transported — Infobox Film name = Transported image size = caption = director = W. J. Lincoln producer = writer = narrator = starring = George Bryant Godfrey Cass Roy Redgrave music = cinematography = editing = distributor = released = 1913 runtime = 28… …   Wikipedia

  • Transported — Transport Trans*port , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Transported}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Transporting}.] [F. transporter, L. transportare; trans across + portare to carry. See {Port} bearing, demeanor.] 1. To carry or bear from one place to another; to remove; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • transported — transportedly, adv. /trans pawr tid, pohr /, adj. 1. emotionally moved; ecstatic: transported by the music 2. taken or carried from one place to another. [1590 1600; TRANSPORT + ED2] * * * …   Universalium

  • Transported Asset Protection Association — Die Transported Asset Protection Association TAPA EMEA ist eine Industrievereinigung mit Sitz in den Niederlanden. Fokus der Tätigkeit ist die Artikulation partikulärer Interessen gegenüber den Institutionen der nationalen und der europäischen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • transported — Synonyms and related words: abandoned, absent, absentminded, absorbed, abstracted, amok, bellowing, bemused, berserk, bursting with happiness, carried away, castle building, daydreaming, daydreamy, delirious, demoniac, distracted, dreaming,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • transported — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. moved, conveyed, forwarded, transferred, carried, changed, shifted, impelled. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. enraptured, overjoyed, filled with joy, carried away, ecstatic, euphoric, blissful, entranced, enthralled,… …   English dictionary for students

  • transported — trans·port || træn spÉ”rt / pɔːt n. act of transporting, conveyance; means of transporting (truck, ship, etc.) v. convey, carry, bear, transfer; deport …   English contemporary dictionary

  • transported — trans·port·ed …   English syllables

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