jactitation

nouns

speaking of yourself in superlatives
(law) a false boast that can harm others; especially a false claim to be married to someone (formerly actionable at law)
domain category
the collection of rules imposed by authority
"civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
is a type of (narrower)
a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
(pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness
is derived from