(a restless tossing of the body)

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• jactitation — n. 1 Med. a the restless tossing of the body in illness. b the twitching of a limb or muscle. 2 archaic the offence of falsely claiming to be a person s wife or husband. Etymology: med.L jactitatio false declaration f. L jactitare boast, frequent …   Useful english dictionary

• jactation — /jak tay sheuhn/, n. 1. boasting; bragging. 2. Pathol. a restless tossing of the body. [1570 80; < L jactation (s. of jactatio) bragging, equiv. to jactat(us) (ptp. of jactare, freq. of jacere to throw) + ion ION] * * * …   Universalium

• jactation — jac•ta•tion [[t]dʒækˈteɪ ʃən[/t]] n. pat an abnormally restless tossing of the body • Etymology: 1570–80; < L jactātiō shaking, jolting …   From formal English to slang

• jactation — /dʒækˈteɪʃən/ (say jak tayshuhn) noun 1. boasting. 2. Pathology a restless tossing of the body. {Latin jactātio a throwing} …  

• jac|ti|ta|tion — «JAK tuh TAY shuhn», noun. 1. Law. a false claim involving harm to another. 2. a boastful declaration; bragging. 3. Medicine. a restless and convulsive tossing of the body in disease. ╂[< Medieval Latin jactitatio, onis < Latin jactitāre… …   Useful english dictionary

• Scotland — /skot leuhnd/, n. a division of the United Kingdom in the N part of Great Britain. 5,205,000; 30,412 sq. mi. (78,772 sq. km). Cap.: Edinburgh. * * * I Northernmost country of the United Kingdom. Area: 30,421 sq mi (78,789 sq km). Population… …   Universalium

• United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …   Universalium

• jactitation — jac·ti·ta·tion .jak tə tā shən n a tossing to and fro or jerking and twitching of the body or its parts: excessive restlessness esp. in certain psychiatric disorders jac·ti·tate jak tə .tāt vt, tat·ed; tat·ing * * * n. restless tossing and… …   Medical dictionary

• Jactitation — 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… …   Wikipedia

• jactitation — [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… …   English World dictionary

• jactitation — [ˌdʒaktɪ teɪʃ(ə)n] noun Medicine restless tossing or twitching of the body. Origin C17: expressive extension of earlier jactation, from L. jactare to throw …   English new terms dictionary