Definition of: jactitation

(jak′tə·tā′shən) noun
1. A public boasting; bragging.
2. Pathol. A morbid restlessness, as in acute disease.
3. Law A false assertion, as of marriage, repeated to the injury of another; an action to enjoin such false pretension. [<Med.L jactitatio, -onis <L jactitare say publicly, freq. of jactare hurl]