A false boast that can harm others

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• (pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness
• Especially a false claim to be married to someone (formerly actionable at law)
• Speaking of yourself in superlatives

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Jactitation is an archaic medical term (derived, perhaps as a corruption, from "jactation", meaning a restless tossing and turning of the body, and derived itself from Latin jactare or jacere , both meaning "to throw or hurl") referring to the involuntary ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. speaking of yourself in superlatives [syn: boast , boasting , self-praise ] (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 ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Jactitation \Jac"ti*ta"tion\, n. [L. jactitare to utter in public, from jactare. See Jactancy .] (Law) Vain boasting or assertions repeated to the prejudice of another's right; false claim. --Mozley & W. (Med.) A frequent tossing or moving of the body; ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 bragging or boasting, especially in a false manner to another's detriment 2 (context medicine English) extreme restlessness; tossing and turning in bed