JACTITATION

jactitation, jactation

(noun) (pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness

jactitation

(noun) (law) a false boast that can harm others; especially a false claim to be married to someone (formerly actionable at law)

boast, boasting, self-praise, jactitation

(noun) speaking of yourself in superlatives

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

jactitation (countable and uncountable, plural jactitations)

Bragging or boasting, especially in a false manner to another's detriment.

A false pretense of being married to somebody.

(medicine) Extreme restlessness; tossing and turning in bed.

Source: Wiktionary

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Jac"ti*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. jactitare to utter in public, from jactare. See Jactancy.]

1. (Law)

Definition: Vain boasting or assertions repeated to the prejudice of another's right; false claim. Mozley & W.

2. (Med.)

Definition: A frequent tossing or moving of the body; restlessness, as in delirium. Dunglison. Jactitation of marriage (Eng. Eccl. Law), a giving out or boasting by a party that he or she is married to another, whereby a common reputation of their matrimony may ensue. Blackstone.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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