jeofail
English
Etymology
From Old French j'ai failli (“I have failed”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdʒɛfeɪl/
- Hyphenation: jeo‧fail
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, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.