jactitation
1jactitation — index jactation, rodomontade Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 jactitation …
2Jactitation — Jac ti*ta tion, n. [L. jactitare to utter in public, from jactare. See {Jactancy}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Law) Vain boasting or assertions repeated to the prejudice of another s right; false claim. Mozley & W. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) A frequent… …
3jactitation — [jak΄ti tā′shən] n. [ML jactitatio < L jactitare, to utter, tell in public < jactare, to throw: see JET1] 1. the act of bragging 2. Law a false boast or false statement that causes harm to another person 3. Med. restless tossing or jerking… …
4Jactitation — Legal JactitationJactitation (from Lat. jactitare , to throw out publicly), in English law, is the maliciously boasting or giving out by one party that he or she is married to the other.In such a case, in order to prevent the common repudiation… …
5jactitation — /jaektateyshan/ Boasting of something which is challenged by another. A false boasting; a false claim; assertions repeated to the prejudice of another s right. The species of defamation or disparagement of another s title to real estate known at… …
6jactitation — /jaektateyshan/ Boasting of something which is challenged by another. A false boasting; a false claim; assertions repeated to the prejudice of another s right. The species of defamation or disparagement of another s title to real estate known at… …
7jactitation — noun Etymology: Late Latin jactitation , jactitatio, from jactitare, frequentative of Latin jactare to throw more at jet Date: 1665 a tossing to and fro or jerking and twitching of the body …
8jactitation — /jak ti tay sheuhn/, n. 1. Law. a false boast or claim that causes injury to another. 2. Pathol. jactation (def. 2). [1625 35; < ML jactitation (s. of jactitatio) tossing, equiv. to L jactitat(us) (ptp. of jactitare, freq. of jactare to throw… …
9jactitation — n. jactation; false claim. ♦ jactitation of marriage, false claim to be married to a person …
10Jactitation of marriage — Jactitation Jac ti*ta tion, n. [L. jactitare to utter in public, from jactare. See {Jactancy}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Law) Vain boasting or assertions repeated to the prejudice of another s right; false claim. Mozley & W. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) A… …