Jactitation

Definition of Jactitation

Jac´ti`ta´tion
n.1.
1.(Law) Vain boasting or assertions repeated to the prejudice of another's right; false claim.
2.(Med.) A frequent tossing or moving of the body; restlessness, as in delirium.
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.

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ague, bluster, boast, boastfulness, boasting, bombast, brag, braggadocio, braggartism, bragging, bravado, bumpiness, chattering, chorea, cold shivers, conceit, fanfaronade, fits and starts, gasconade, gasconism, heroics, jactation, jerkiness, joltiness, palsy, quaking, quavering, quivering, rodomontade, shakes, shaking, shivering, shivers, shuddering, side, spasms, succussion, swagger, trembling, tremulousness, vanity, vaunt, vauntery, vaunting, vibration
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