Jeofail

//ˈd͡ʒɛfeɪl// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An oversight in pleading, or the acknowledgment of a mistake or oversight.

Synonyms

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mispleadingmispleading

Etymology

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

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