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

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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

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

In no place have I ever such a tower seen as that of Laon.—J'ai este en mult de tieres, si cum vus pores trover en cest livre.

From Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres by Henry Adams

In a couple of centuries, trespass on the case will extend all over the previous common law including assumpsit, ejectment, trover, deceit, libel, slander, battery, and assault.

From Our Legal Heritage by S. A. Reilly

Does not the law recognise it under the definition of trover?

From Confessions of a Beachcomber by E. J. (Edmund James) Banfield

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