'Jactitation' definitions:
Definition of 'jactitation'
(from WordNet)
noun
noun
(law) a false boast that can harm others; especially a false claim to be married to someone (formerly actionable at law)
noun
(pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness [syn: jactitation, jactation]
Definition of 'Jactitation'
From: GCIDE
- Jactitation \Jac"ti*ta"tion\, n. [L. jactitare to utter in public, from jactare. See Jactancy.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. (Law) Vain boasting or assertions repeated to the prejudice of another's right; false claim. --Mozley & W. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Med.) A frequent tossing or moving of the body; restlessness, as in delirium. --Dunglison. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'jactitation'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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