JACTITATION

jactitation. Jactitation, n. a tossing motion, heave, restlessness

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Jac″ti‐ta″tion (?), n. [[L. jactitare to utter in public, from jactare. See Jactancy.]] 1. 1. (Law) Vain boasting or assertions repeated to the prejudice of another's right; false claim. Mozley & W.
2. 2. (Med.) 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.