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stellionate

[ stel-yuh-nit, -neyt ]

noun

, Civil Law, Scots Law.
  1. any crime of unspecified class that involves fraud, especially one that involves the selling of the same property to different people.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of stellionate1

1615–25; < Latin stelliōnātus deceit, underhandedness, equivalent to stelliōn- (stem of stelliō ) lizard, crafty person + -ātus -ate 3

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