trover
an action for the recovery of the value of personal property that another person wrongfully converted to their own use.
Origin of trover
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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 LeverHe 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 LeverWas it that trover had read my secret thoughts, or had he merely chanced upon them by mere accident?
One Of Them | Charles James Levertrover had just tact enough for the occasion, and was most jocose wherever the point was a perilous one.
One Of Them | Charles James LeverThat wretch trover almost made me laugh with his absurd display of grief.
One Of Them | Charles James Lever
British Dictionary definitions for trover
/ (ˈtrəʊvə) /
law (formerly) the act of wrongfully assuming proprietary rights over personal goods or property belonging to another
Origin of trover
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