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Scott,毕业于一所旨在培养高级翻译专业人才的翻译院校,擅长翻译各种与环境诉讼相关的法律文件。