Definition of Jactetation
Jac"ti*ta"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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- bragging or boasting, especially in a false manner to another's detriment
- (medicine) extreme restlessness; tossing and turning in bed
jactitation- bragging or boasting, especially in a false manner to another's detriment
- (medicine) extreme restlessness; tossing and turning in bed
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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