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

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