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noun

Jactitation n.

(Law) Vain boasting or assertions repeated to the prejudice of another's right; false claim.

(Med.) A frequent tossing or moving of the body; restlessness, as in delirium.

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.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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