Found 2 items, similar to jactitation.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: jactitation jactitation n 1: speaking of yourself in superlatives [syn: boast, boasting, self-praise] 2: (law) a false boast that can harm others; especially a false claim to be married to someone (formerly actionable at law) 3: (pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness [syn: jactation]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Jactitation Jactitation \Jac"ti*ta"tion\, n. [L. jactitare to utter in public, from jactare. See Jactancy.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Law) Vain boasting or assertions repeated to the prejudice of another's right; false claim. --Mozley & W. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) A frequent tossing or moving of the body; restlessness, as in delirium. --Dunglison. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]