land-sharking

== English == === Verb === land-sharking present participle and gerund of land-shark === Noun === land-sharking (uncountable) The speculative purchase of large amounts of land for the sole purpose of selling it at a profit. Any of various illegal or unethical practices around the sale or lease of land, such as criminally forcing sales, fraudulently selling land, charging exorbitant rents, etc.