impanel

[im-pan-l]

verb (used with object)

impaneled, impaneling , impanelled, impanelling .

1. to enter on a panel or list for jury duty.

2. to select (a jury) from the panel.

3. to enter names on a panel or other official list.

impanel

/ ɪmˈpænəl /

verb

1. a variant spelling (esp US) of empanel

Other Word Forms

• impanelment noun
• unimpaneled adjective
• unimpanelled adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of impanel¹

1375–1425; late Middle English empanellen < Anglo-French empaneller. See em- ¹, panel

Example Sentences

A grand jury had been impaneled to investigate allegations.

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What types of jurors did the prosecution want to see impaneled?

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The drawn-out cycle of questioning and culling will continue until a full jury has been impanelled.

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The prosecution further called out Cannon’s threat to issue a consequential ruling after a jury is impaneled, writing, “The Government must have the opportunity to consider appellate review well before jeopardy attaches.”

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That’s a particularly ominous prospect because at that point, a jury would have been impaneled and the double jeopardy clause would preclude retrial.

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