transitive verb
-·eled or -·elled, -·el·ing or -·el·ling- to enter the name or names of on a jury list
- to choose (a jury) from such a list
impanel
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impanel
also em·pan·el
transitive verb
im·pan·eled, im·pan·el·ing, im·pan·els, or im·pan·elled im·pan·el·ling also em·pan·eled or em·pan·el·ing or em·pan·els or em·pan·elled or em·pan·el·ling Law- To add or include (a person's name) on a list of persons selected for jury duty.
- To select (a jury) for trial from such a list.
Origin of impanel
Middle English empanellen from Anglo-Norman empaneller en- in ( from Latin in- ; see in- 2. ) panel piece of paper listing jurors, jury ; see panel .Related Forms:
- im·pan′el·ment
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present impanels, present participle Commonwealth impanelling, US impaneling, simple past and past participle Commonwealth impanelled, US impaneled)
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Origin
From Anglo-Norman empaneller.
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