jactitation

[ jak-ti-tey-shuhn ]

/ ˌdʒæk tɪˈteɪ ʃən /

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noun

Law. a false boast or claim that causes injury to another.

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Origin of jactitation

1625–35; <Medieval Latin jactitātiōn- (stem of jactitātiō) tossing, equivalent to Latin jactitāt(us) (past participle of jactitāre, frequentative of jactāre to throw about; see jactation) + -iōn--ion

Words nearby jactitation

Jacqueline, Jacquerie, Jacques, Jacques Bonhomme, jactation, jactitation, jaculate, jaculiferous, Jacuzzi, jade, jaded

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How to use jactitation in a sentence

Great restlessness and jactitation set in with the renewal of the circulation in the extremities.
Scientific American Supplement, Vol. XIX, No. 470, Jan. 3, 1885|Various
Nevertheless it was not produced at the hearing of the case for jactitation in the Consistory Court.
Historic Oddities|Sabine Baring-Gould
Jactitation of marriage is cognizable in the Ecclesiastical Courts.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood
The patient becomes dull and lethargic, passing into stupor after great restlessness and jactitation.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various

British Dictionary definitions for jactitation

jactitation

/ (ˌdʒæktɪˈteɪʃən) /

noun

the act of boasting

a false boast or claim that tends to harm another person, esp a false assertion that one is married to another, formerly actionable at law

Also called: jactation pathol restless tossing in bed, characteristic of severe fevers and certain mental disorders

Word Origin for jactitation

C17: from Medieval Latin jactitātiō, from Latin jacitāre to utter publicly, from jactitāre to toss about; see jactation

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