trover

[ troh-ver ]

noun

, Law.

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

trover

/ ˈtrəʊvə /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of trover¹

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; contrive

Word History and Origins

Origin of trover¹

C16: from Old French, from trover to find; see trouvère , troubadour

Example Sentences

Strange and exceptional must his station in life be to whom the secret intelligences of Twist or Trover could not apply.

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He had but finished these words when Trover rushed into the room, his face pale as death, and his lips colorless.

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Was it that Trover had read my secret thoughts, or had he merely chanced upon them by mere accident?

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Trover had just tact enough for the occasion, and was most jocose wherever the point was a perilous one.

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That wretch Trover almost made me laugh with his absurd display of grief.

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