JACTITATION Jac"ti*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. jactitare to utter in public, from jactare. See Jactancy.]
1. (Law)
Defn: Vain boasting or assertions repeated to the prejudice of another's right; false claim. Mozley & W.
2. (Med.)
Defn: A frequent tossing or moving of the body; restlessness, as in delirium. Dunglison. 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. Blackstone.
JACULABLE
Jac"u*la*ble, a.
Defn: Fit for throwing. [Obs.]
JACULATE
Jac"u*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jaculated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Jaculating.] Etym: [L. jaculatus, p. p. of jaculari. See Ejaculate.]
Defn: To throw or cast, as a dart; to throw out; to emit.
JACULATION
Jac`u*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. jaculatio.]