jeofaille (1483-84)

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jeofaille (1483-84)

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[ FEW: *3,387b fallere; Gdf: ; GdfC: ; TL: ; DEAF: ; DMF:  jefaille; TLF: ; OED:  jeofail n.; MED: ; DMLBS: ]
 

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1lawjeofail, a mistake or oversight in legal proceedings
( 1483-84 )  Et issint moy semble clerement que le verdit doné per le maner (=that the plaintiff will have delivery of all the goods or alternatively of all the damages) n’est pas boun et issint un jeofaille etc.  ii 62
( 1489-90 )  Et lez defendants allegerent al jugement ne devez aler pur ceo qui est un jeo faille  ii 142
faillir  jo 
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