trover
/ˈtroʊvər/
noun
- A legal action to recover the value of personal property that has been wrongfully taken or kept by someone else.
- In trover cases, the plaintiff must prove they owned the property and the defendant wrongfully kept it.
- The company filed a trover lawsuit to get compensation for the stolen equipment.
- The lawyer explained that trover is different from replevin because it seeks money damages, not the return of the item.