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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