The action of passing off by trickery, fraud, or misrepresentation; (originally US Law) the action of selling or displaying the product or property of another as one's own.
Origin
Late 19th century.
Definition of palming off in US English:
palming off
noun
The action of passing off by trickery, fraud, or misrepresentation; (originally US Law) the action of selling or displaying the product or property of another as one's own.