- action of trover
- (Law) action to recover property and the value of personal chattels which were unlawfully taken by another person to his own use
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
action of trover
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Trover — is a form of lawsuit in common law countries for recovery of damages for wrongful taking of personal property. Trover belongs to a series of remedies for such wrongful taking, its distinctive feature being recovery only for the value of whatever… … Wikipedia
trover — tro·ver / trō vər/ n [short for action of trover and conversion; Anglo French trover act of finding (alluding to goods lost by the plaintiff and found by the defendant), from trover to find, from Old French]: an action at common law to recover… … Law dictionary
action — ac·tion n [Latin actio legal proceeding, from agere to do, carry out, initiate legal proceedings] 1 a: a judicial proceeding for the enforcement or protection of a right, the redress or prevention of a wrong, or the punishment of a public offense … Law dictionary
trover — /trowvar/ In common law practice, the action of trover (or trover and conversion) is a species of action on the case, and originally lay for the recovery of damages against a person who had found another s goods and wrongfully converted them to… … Black's law dictionary
trover — 1. noun /ˈtɹəʊvə/ Taking possession of personal property which has been found; also a legal action brought to recover such property by their original owner. The pocket book was a late present from Mrs Western [...]. A prudent person [...] would… … Wiktionary
Trover — Tro ver (tr[=o] v[ e]r), n. [OF. trover, truver, to find, F. trouver; probably originally, to invent or compose (melodies), fr. (assumed) LL. tropare. See {Troubadour}, {Trope}, and cf. {Contrive}, {Reirieve}, {Trouveur}.] (Law) (a) The gaining… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
trover — [trō′vər] n. [substantive use of OFr trover, to find: see TROUVÈRE] Law 1. Obs. an action against a person who found another s goods and refused to return them 2. an action to recover damages for goods withheld or used by another illegally … English World dictionary
trover — noun Etymology: Anglo French, finding, trover, from trover to find Date: 1594 a common law action to recover the value of goods wrongfully converted to another s own use … New Collegiate Dictionary
trover — /troh veuhr/, n. Law. an action for the recovery of the value of personal property wrongfully converted by another to his or her own use. [1585 95; < MF, OF: to find, prob. < VL *tropare to compose, invent, deriv. of L tropus TROPE; cf. CONTRIVE] … Universalium
trover — noun Law common law action to recover the value of personal property that has been wrongfully disposed of by another person. Origin C16: from an Anglo Norman Fr. noun use of OFr. trover to find … English new terms dictionary
