stellionate

noun

stel·lion·ate | \ ˈstelyənə̇t, -ˌnāt, usually -t+V\

plural -s

Definition of stellionate

Roman, civil, & Scots law

: a fraud not distinguished by a more special name especially : a sale of the same property to different persons or the sale of something as one's own which belongs to another

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