The Collaborative International Dictionary
Jeofail
Jeofail \Jeof"ail\ (j[e^]f"[asl]l), n. [F. j'ai failli I have
failed.] (Law)
An oversight in pleading, or the acknowledgment of a mistake
or oversight.
--Blackstone.
Wiktionary
jeofail
n. (context legal English) An oversight in pleading, or the acknowledgment of a mistake or oversight.