stellionate
noun
stel·lion·ate
ˈstelyənə̇t,
-ˌnāt,
usually -t+V
plural -s
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
Word History
Etymology
Late Latin stellionatus, from Latin stellion-, stellio crafty person (literally, a lizard marked with star-shaped spots, from stella star) + -atus -ate