Jactitation
A jactitation is a false boast or claim that causes injury to another.
Potiphar's wife made the jactitation that Joseph attempted to seduce her. (Genesis 39:14)
she called to the men of her household and said to them, "See, he [Potiphar] has brought in a Hebrew to us to make sport of us; he came in to me to lie with me, and I screamed." (Genesis 39:14, NASB)
The jactitation landed Joseph in prison.
Note: This image of Joseph and Potipher's wife is an oil on canvas by Orazio Gentileschi (1563-1639). It is part of the Royal Collection housed in Windsor Castle.
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