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 法律翻译文楷,毕业于新加坡知名法学院,专注翻译各类与合并许可有关的法律文件。