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词汇 trover
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Definition of trover in English:

trover

noun ˈtrəʊvəˈtroʊvər
mass nounLaw
  • Common-law action to recover the value of personal property that has been wrongfully disposed of by another person.

    〔律〕强占诉讼,(对非法占用或使用动产者所提起的)损害赔偿诉讼

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Here it is plain that the full value had not been recovered on the count in trover; the value of the goods mentioned in that action was 7000l, the verdict 1500l, to which sum the verdict on the other counts was necessarily limited.
    • Second, he claims a right to possession under the property law principles of trover and conversion.
    • The plaintiffs brought an action against the defendants in trover in respect of indigo warrants.
    • The defence cannot be raised in the context of an action in trover, which is based on the misappropriation of a chattel.
    • In an action for trover, the company would be the proper plaintiff, would it not?

Origin

Late 16th century: from an Anglo-Norman French noun use of Old French trover 'to find'.

Rhymes

Canova, Casanova, clover, Dover, drover, Grsbover, Jehovah, left-over, Markova, Moldova, moreover, Navrátilová, nova, ova, over, Pavlova, rover, up-and-over

Definition of trover in US English:

trover

nounˈtroʊvərˈtrōvər
Law
  • Common-law action to recover the value of personal property that has been wrongfully disposed of by another person.

    〔律〕强占诉讼,(对非法占用或使用动产者所提起的)损害赔偿诉讼

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Second, he claims a right to possession under the property law principles of trover and conversion.
    • The plaintiffs brought an action against the defendants in trover in respect of indigo warrants.
    • In an action for trover, the company would be the proper plaintiff, would it not?
    • Here it is plain that the full value had not been recovered on the count in trover; the value of the goods mentioned in that action was 7000l, the verdict 1500l, to which sum the verdict on the other counts was necessarily limited.
    • The defence cannot be raised in the context of an action in trover, which is based on the misappropriation of a chattel.

Origin

Late 16th century: from an Anglo-Norman French noun use of Old French trover ‘to find’.

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