Thesaurus: jactitation

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1. n. Vain boasting or assertions repeated to the prejudice of another's right; false claim.
2. n. A frequent tossing or moving of the body; restlessness, as in delirium.
3. n. speaking of yourself in superlatives
4. n. (law) a false boast that can harm others; especially a false claim to be married to someone (formerly actionable at law)
5. n. (pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness
6. 1. (Law) Vain boasting or assertions repeated to the prejudice of another's right; false claim. Mozley & W. 2. (Med.) A frequent tossing or moving of the body; restlessness, as in delirium. Dunglison. 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.
7. Vain boasting or assertions repeated to the prejudice ofanother's right; false claim. Mozley & W.
8. n. (law) a false boast that can harm others; especially a false claim to be married to someone (formerly actionable at law) n. (pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness