jactitation

[ jak-ti-tey-shuhn ]

/ ˌdʒæk tɪˈteɪ ʃən /

noun

Law. a false boast or claim that causes injury to another.

Pathology. jactation (def. 2).

Origin of jactitation

1625–35; <Medieval Latin jactitātiōn- (stem of jactitātiō) tossing, equivalent to Latin jactitāt(us) (past participle of jactitāre, frequentative of jactāre to throw about; see jactation) + -iōn--ion

Words nearby jactitation

Jacqueline, Jacquerie, Jacques, Jacques Bonhomme, jactation, jactitation, jaculate, jaculiferous, Jacuzzi, Jadassohn-Lewandowsky syndrome, Jadassohn-Tièche nevus

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Example sentences from the Web for jactitation

Great restlessness and jactitation set in with the renewal of the circulation in the extremities.
Scientific American Supplement, Vol. XIX, No. 470, Jan. 3, 1885|Various
The patient becomes dull and lethargic, passing into stupor after great restlessness and jactitation.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various
Nevertheless it was not produced at the hearing of the case for jactitation in the Consistory Court.
Historic Oddities|Sabine Baring-Gould
Jactitation of marriage is cognizable in the Ecclesiastical Courts.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood

British Dictionary definitions for jactitation

jactitation

/ (ˌdʒæktɪˈteɪʃən) /

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

Word Origin for jactitation

C17: from Medieval Latin jactitātiō, from Latin jacitāre to utter publicly, from jactitāre to toss about; see jactation

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Medical definitions for jactitation

jactitation

[ jăk′tĭ-tā′shən ]

n.

Extreme restlessness or tossing in bed, as with some forms of acute disease.

单词	jactitation
释义	jactitation [ jak-ti-tey-shuhn ] / ˌdʒæk tɪˈteɪ ʃən / noun Law. a false boast or claim that causes injury to another. Pathology. jactation (def. 2). Origin of jactitation 1625–35; <Medieval Latin jactitātiōn- (stem of jactitātiō) tossing, equivalent to Latin jactitāt(us) (past participle of jactitāre, frequentative of jactāre to throw about; see jactation) + -iōn--ion Words nearby jactitation Jacqueline, Jacquerie, Jacques, Jacques Bonhomme, jactation, jactitation, jaculate, jaculiferous, Jacuzzi, Jadassohn-Lewandowsky syndrome, Jadassohn-Tièche nevus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for jactitation Great restlessness and jactitation set in with the renewal of the circulation in the extremities. Scientific American Supplement, Vol. XIX, No. 470, Jan. 3, 1885\|Various The patient becomes dull and lethargic, passing into stupor after great restlessness and jactitation. A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II\|Various Nevertheless it was not produced at the hearing of the case for jactitation in the Consistory Court. Historic Oddities\|Sabine Baring-Gould Jactitation of marriage is cognizable in the Ecclesiastical Courts. Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources\|James Wood British Dictionary definitions for jactitation jactitation / (ˌdʒæktɪˈteɪʃən) / 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 Word Origin for jactitation C17: from Medieval Latin jactitātiō, from Latin jacitāre to utter publicly, from jactitāre to toss about; see jactation Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for jactitation jactitation [ jăk′tĭ-tā′shən ] n. Extreme restlessness or tossing in bed, as with some forms of acute disease. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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