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

The civil suit of trespass on the case has now branched into assumpsit, trover, deceit, negligence, and libel and slander.

From Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed. by Reilly, S. A.

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 Holmes, Oliver Wendell

The action of trover for the necklace was tried before the Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, who recommended the parties to submit to arbitration.

From Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 3 by Mackay, Charles

If we accept the test of the liability alone, how do we distinguish between trover and the mill acts?

From The Common Law by Holmes, Oliver Wendell