statute of jeofailsglossary / STATUTE OF JEOFAILS statute of jeofails (jef-aylz). A law permitting a litigant to acknowledge an error in a pleading and correct or amend the pleading without risking dismissal of the claim. See JEOFAIL. 词条贡献者 译者Clara,毕业于国内知名法学院,擅长翻译各种与衍生工具相关的法律文件。