jactitation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: jactitation	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for jactitation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jactitation n speaking of yourself in superlatives [syn: boast, boasting, self-praise, jactitation] (law) a false boast that can harm others; especially a false claim to be married to someone (formerly actionable at law) (pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness Synonym(s): jactitation, jactation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jactitation \Jac"tita"tion\, n. [L. jactitare to utter in public, from jactare. See {Jactancy}.] 1. (Law) Vain boasting or assertions repeated to the prejudice of another's right; false claim. --Mozley & W. 2. (Med.) 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.