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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Jactitation \Jac"ti*ta"tion\, n. [L. jactitare to utter in
public, from jactare. See {Jactancy}.]
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1. (Law) Vain boasting or assertions repeated to the
prejudice of another's right; false claim. --Mozley & W.
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2. (Med.) A frequent tossing or moving of the body;
restlessness, as in delirium. --Dunglison.
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{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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