trover

American  

[troh-ver] / ˈtroʊ vər /

noun

Law.

1. an action for the recovery of the value of personal property that another person wrongfully converted to their own use.

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trover British  

/ ˈtrəʊvə /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of trover

First recorded in 1585–95; from Middle French, Old French: “to find,” probably from unattested Vulgar Latin tropāre “to compose, invent,” derivative of Latin tropus trope; cf. contrive

Example Sentences

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trover

So if the end of the world has happened, you have a trover of information to help you rebuild a post-apocalyptic society.

From Slate ● Mar. 21, 2022

Even the possibilities of a rich trover would not compensate for having rats running about one's bed at night.

From The Book-Hunter at Home by P. B. M. Allan

Or bring my action of conversion And trover for my goods?

From Hudibras by Samuel Butler

On arrest of judgment, resolved that trover would not lie.

From A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention For Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, Held at Washington, D.C., in February, A.D. 1861 by L. E. (Lucius Eugene) Chittenden

The chief forms of liability in which fraud, malice, and intent are said to be necessary elements, are deceit, slander and libel, malicious prosecution, and conspiracy, to which, perhaps, may be added trover.

From The Common Law by Oliver Wendell Holmes