remotio

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rĕmōtĭo: ōnis, f. removeo,
I a putting back, withdrawing: bracchii, Auct. Her. 4, 19, 26.—
II A putting away, removing, removal.
   1    Lit.: tutoris, Dig. 26, 10, 4.—
   2    Trop.: remotio criminis est cum ejus intentio facti, quod ab adversario infertur, in alium aut in aliud demovetur, Cic. Inv. 2, 29, 86; 2, 30, 91.