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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; 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.
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
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 usually by a person with a severe illness [syn: jactation]
Wikipedia
Jactitation, in common law jurisdictions, refers to the maliciously boasting or giving out by one party that he or she is married to the other. In addition, this term may refer to acts such as slander of title or other similar misrepresentations of the ownership of physical or intellectual property.
The legal action with regard to marriage has been abolished in several jurisdictions, including in the United Kingdom and in Ireland.
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 spasm of a limb, muscle, or muscle group. This is sometimes seen in fever patients or other situations of physical distress, but may occur in healthy individuals in a hypnogogic state. This hypnagogic jactitation often occurs in the legs, and may occasion a short explanatory dream about stumbling or missing the bottom stair.
Category:Symptoms and signs: musculoskeletal system
Usage examples of "jactitation".
The jerkings gave way to little twitchings and jactitations and the livid colour was replaced by a leaden grey, infinitely more horrible.