jactitation

[ jak-ti-tey-shuhn ]

noun

1. Law. a false boast or claim that causes injury to another.
2. Pathology. jactation ( def 2 ).

jactitation

/ ˌdʒæktɪˈteɪʃən /

noun

1. the act of boasting
2. a false boast or claim that tends to harm another person, esp a false assertion that one is married to another, formerly actionable at law
3. Also calledjactation pathol restless tossing in bed, characteristic of severe fevers and certain mental disorders

Word History and Origins

Origin of jactitation¹

1625–35; < Medieval Latin jactitātiōn- (stem of jactitātiō ) tossing, equivalent to Latin jactitāt ( us ) (past participle of jactitāre, frequentative of jactāre to throw about; jactation ) + -iōn- -ion

Word History and Origins

Origin of jactitation¹

C17: from Medieval Latin jactitātiō, from Latin jacitāre to utter publicly, from jactitāre to toss about; see jactation

Example Sentences

Great restlessness and jactitation set in with the renewal of the circulation in the extremities.

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Nevertheless it was not produced at the hearing of the case for jactitation in the Consistory Court.

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Jactitation of marriage is cognizable in the Ecclesiastical Courts.

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The patient becomes dull and lethargic, passing into stupor after great restlessness and jactitation.

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