: a common law action to recover the value of goods wrongfully converted to another's own use
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He was charged with larceny of a motor vehicle, first-degree criminal trover, engaging police in pursuit, interfering with an officer, reckless driving and operating a motor vehicle without a license.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2026
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Trover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trover. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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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
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