trover
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tro·ver
(trō′vər)n.
A common-law action to recover damages for property illegally withheld or wrongfully converted to use by another.
[From Anglo-Norman, to compose, invent, find, probably from Vulgar Latin *tropāre; see troubadour.]
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trover
(ˈtrəʊvə)n
(Law) law (formerly) the act of wrongfully assuming proprietary rights over personal goods or property belonging to another
[C16: from Old French, from trover to find; see trouvère, troubadour]
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tro•ver
(ˈtroʊ vər)n. Law.
an action for the recovery of the value of personal property seized or appropriated by another.
[1585–95; < Middle French, Old French: to find, probably < Vulgar Latin *tropāre to compose, invent, derivative of Latin tropus trope; compare contrive]
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