"Taken away" means removed or carried off from someone or a place, often as a loss or confiscation. It can also mean a person was escorted elsewhere, such as by police or medics. It suggests loss of access, control, or presence.
Take away the contests of the martyrs, and you have taken away their crowns. Ambrose
If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter. George Washington
There is only one day left, always starting over: it is given to us at dawn and taken away from us at dusk. Jean-Paul Sartre
One's dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but cannot be taken away unless it is surrendered. Michael Fox
What was given by God to one, cannot be taken away by man. Hungarian Proverb
Take away the motive, and the sin is taken away. Spanish Proverb