stellionate
[ stel-yuh-nit, -neyt ]
nounCivil Law, Scots Law.
any crime of unspecified class that involves fraud, especially one that involves the selling of the same property to different people.
Origin of stellionate
11615–25; <Latin stelliōnātus deceit, underhandedness, equivalent to stelliōn- (stem of stelliō) lizard, crafty person + -ātus-ate3
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