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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

History and Etymology for stellionate

Late Latin stellionatus, from Latin stellion-, stellio crafty person (literally, a lizard marked with star-shaped spots, from stella star) + -atus -ate

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