jeofail

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdʒɛfeɪl/
  • Hyphenation: jeo‧fail

Noun

jeofail (plural jeofails)

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

References
  • jeofail in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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