jeofail

English

Etymology

From Old French j'ai failli (“I have failed”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛfeɪl/
Hyphenation: jeo‧fail
- Audio (Southern England) (file)

Noun

jeofail (plural jeofails)

(law) An oversight in pleading, or the acknowledgment of a mistake or oversight.

References

“jeofail”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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