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jactitation
[jak-ti-tey-shuhn]
jactitation
/ ˌæɪˈٱɪʃə /
noun
the act of boasting
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
Also called: jactation.pathol restless tossing in bed, characteristic of severe fevers and certain mental disorders
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of jactitation1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of jactitation1
Example Sentences
Dec. 14th, fresh rose spots; tongue brown and dry; three stools; much jactitation.
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.
That restlessness and jactitation accompany the restoration of nerve function, and that vomiting occurs with returning consciousness.
Great restlessness and jactitation set in with the renewal of the circulation in the extremities.
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