Jactitation
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
Boasting of something which is challenged by another. Moz. & W. The word is used principally with reference to jactitation of marriage, which title see. In Eouisiana, it is the name used as an action for slander of title to laud. Jactitation of right to a scat in a church appears to be the boasting by a man that he has a right or title to a pew or sitting in a church to which he has legally no title. Jactitation’ of tithes is the boasting by a man that he is entitled to certain tithes, to which he has legally no title.
See Bog. Ecc. L. 48;^