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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Jactitation \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: jactitation n 1: speaking of yourself in superlatives [syn: {boast}, {boasting}, {self-praise}] 2: 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}]
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