jactitation

American  

[jak-ti-tey-shuhn] / ˌdʒæk tɪˈteɪ ʃən /

noun

1. Law. a false boast or claim that causes injury to another.

2. Pathology. jactation.

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jactitation British  

/ 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 called: jactation.  pathol restless tossing in bed, characteristic of severe fevers and certain mental disorders

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Etymology

Origin of jactitation

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

Example Sentences

That restlessness and jactitation accompany the restoration of nerve function, and that vomiting occurs with returning consciousness.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 470, January 3, 1885 by Various

Still, not to be thwarted, she brought a suit of jactitation of marriage, and, by a lavish use of bribes and cajolery, got a sentence from the Ecclesiastical Court which at last set her free.

From Love Romances of the Aristocracy by Hall, Thornton

Dec. 14th, fresh rose spots; tongue brown and dry; three stools; much jactitation.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

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

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 470, January 3, 1885 by Various