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.