Jactitation Of Marriage
Eng. eccl. law. The boasting by an individual that he or she has married another, from which it may happen that they will acquire the reputation of being married to each other. The ecclesiastical courts may in such cases entertain a libel by the party injured, and on proof of the facts, enjoin the wrong-doer to perpetual silence and make him pay the costs as a punishment. | ||||
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jactitation of marriage
jactitation \jac"ti*ta"tion\ (?), n. [l. jactitare to utter in public, from jactare. see jactancy.]
1. (law) vain boasting or assertions repeated to the prejudice of another's right; false claim.
2. (med.) a frequent tossing or moving of the body; restlessness, as in delirium.
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.
jactitation of marriage
jactitation \jac"ti*ta"tion\ (?), n. [l. jactitare to utter in public, from jactare. see jactancy.]
1. (law) vain boasting or assertions repeated to the prejudice of another's right; false claim.
2. (med.) a frequent tossing or moving of the body; restlessness, as in delirium.
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.