jeofail
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French j'ai failli (“I have failed”).
Pronunciation
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.