jeofail

noun

jeo·​fail

ˈjeˌfā(ə)l

plural -s

archaic

: a mistake or oversight in legal pleading or other proceeding or the acknowledgement of such an error

Word History

Etymology

Anglo-French jeo fail, jo faill I am at fault, I mistake

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