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Pronunciation : Jac"ti*ta"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. jactitare to utter in public, from jactare. See Jactancy.]
Definition : 1. (Law)

Defn: Vain boasting or assertions repeated to the prejudice of another's right; false claim. Mozley & W.

2. (Med.)

Defn: 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's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913