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

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

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

Trespass on the case has now branched into assumpsit, trover, deceit, negligence, and libel and slander.

From Our Legal Heritage : 600-1776 King Aethelbert - King George III by Reilly, S. A.

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

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

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 Chittenden, L. E. (Lucius Eugene)