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stellionate
[ stel-yuh-nit, -neyt ]
noun
, Civil Law, Scots Law.
- 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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