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Definition of trover in English: trovernoun 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?
OriginLate 16th century: from an Anglo-Norman French noun use of Old French trover 'to find'. RhymesCanova, 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: trovernounˈtroʊvərˈtrōvər 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.
OriginLate 16th century: from an Anglo-Norman French noun use of Old French trover ‘to find’. |