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trover

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VR Games I enjoyed from a sofa/chair Trover saves the Universe: This even makes fun of the fact that you're stuck in a chair.

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Quick take

(law) Taking possession of personal property which has been found.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of trover gathered in one view.

noun

(law) Taking possession of personal property which has been found.

noun

(law) A legal action brought to recover such property by its original owner.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for trover.

noun

(law) Taking possession of personal property which has been found.

noun

(law) A legal action brought to recover such property by its original owner.

Example sentences

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VR Games I enjoyed from a sofa/chair Trover saves the Universe: This even makes fun of the fact that you're stuck in a chair.

2

This is treasure trove, (the discovery, or trover of treasure cache, deliberately hidden goods that can be classified as treasure, especially gold/silver) and the laws around that are a bit of a mess in a lot of places (particularly in the US, where most states opted to receive common law and there are several contradictory precedents).

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Trover Saves the Universe is one of them.

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A modern game that may be comparable is "Trover saves the Universe" by Justin Roiland, probably best played on the Oculus Quest.

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I can name a number of booksellers in Washington that have gone under in the last 30 or 35 years: Olsson's, Trover, Newman, Calliope.

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There's centuries of caselaw about conversion and the traditional remedies for it ("trover" and "replevin"), much of it designed expressly to discourage vigilantism in the premodern and early industrial world.

Quote examples

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A modern game that may be comparable is "Trover saves the Universe" by Justin Roiland, probably best played on the Oculus Quest.

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There's centuries of caselaw about conversion and the traditional remedies for it ("trover" and "replevin"), much of it designed expressly to discourage vigilantism in the premodern and early industrial world.

Proper noun examples

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Trover Saves the Universe is one of them.

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I can name a number of booksellers in Washington that have gone under in the last 30 or 35 years: Olsson's, Trover, Newman, Calliope.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use trover in a sentence?

VR Games I enjoyed from a sofa/chair Trover saves the Universe: This even makes fun of the fact that you're stuck in a chair.

What does trover mean?

(law) Taking possession of personal property which has been found.

What part of speech is trover?

trover is commonly used as noun.