jeofail

[A corruption of Fr. j'ai failli I have failed.] ing at law; an acknowledgment of a mistake or Law: An oversight in pleading or other proceed. oversight. Statutes of jeofail : The statutes of amendment whereby slips and mistakes in legal proceedings are rectified under certain circumstances. jeop-ard, *jeop-ard-en, v . t . [JEOPARDY.] To put in jeopardy, danger, or hazard; to expose to risk, lo , or injury; to jeopardize. "I am content (quoth Alexander) to jeopard the horse." -North : Plutarch , p. 561. Jěop-ard-er, s. [Eng. jeopard ; -er.] One who jeopards or puts in jeopardy. *Jeop'-ard-işe, s . [Eng. jeopard ; -ise.] hazard of a die. "But God wold I had ones or twise Icond, and know the ieopardise ." The Chaucer: Boke of the Duche , 666. Jěop-ard-Ize, v. t. [Eng. jeopard ; -ize.] To jeopard; to put in jeopardy; to risk, to hazard. *jeop-ard-le , *jeo-perd-les, *jeo-perdle e, a. [ Eng.jeopard ; -le .] Free from risk or danger; safe.