trover

[ troh-ver ]

/ ˈtroʊ vər /

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noun Law.

an action for the recovery of the value of personal property wrongfully converted by another to his or her own use.

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Origin of trover

1585–95; <Middle French, Old French: to find, probably <Vulgar Latin *tropāre to compose, invent, derivative of Latin tropustrope; cf. contrive

Words nearby trover

trouvère, trouveur, Trouville, Trovatore, Il, trove, trover, trow, Trowbridge, trowel, troy, Troyes

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How to use trover in a sentence

Strange and exceptional must his station in life be to whom the secret intelligences of Twist or Trover could not apply.
One Of Them|Charles James Lever
He had but finished these words when Trover rushed into the room, his face pale as death, and his lips colorless.
One Of Them|Charles James Lever
Was it that Trover had read my secret thoughts, or had he merely chanced upon them by mere accident?
One Of Them|Charles James Lever
Trover had just tact enough for the occasion, and was most jocose wherever the point was a perilous one.
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That wretch Trover almost made me laugh with his absurd display of grief.
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British Dictionary definitions for trover

trover

/ (ˈtrəʊvə) /

noun

law (formerly) the act of wrongfully assuming proprietary rights over personal goods or property belonging to another

Word Origin for trover

C16: from Old French, from trover to find; see trouvère, troubadour

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