impanel

[ im-pan-l ]

/ ɪmˈpæn l /

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verb (used with object), im·pan·eled, im·pan·el·ing or (especially British) im·pan·elled, im·pan·el·ling.

to enter on a panel or list for jury duty.

to select (a jury) from the panel.

to enter names on a panel or other official list.

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Also empanel.

Origin of impanel

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

OTHER WORDS FROM impanel

im·pan·el·ment, nounun·im·pan·eled, adjectiveun·im·pan·elled, adjective

Words nearby impanel

impairment, impala, impale, impalpable, impanation, impanel, impar, imparadise, imparipinnate, imparisyllabic, imparity

How to use impanel in a sentence

Brooklyn district attorney Ken Thompson explained his decision to impanel a grand jury in a statement released Friday.
New York's Next Killer-Cop Grand Jury|Jacob Siegel|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I expect to impanel a new grand jury along in January and I wouldn't be surprised ef they looked into the matter purty thoroughly.
Old Judge Priest|Irvin S. Cobb
Seventy-two days were required to impanel the jury before which Ruef was tried, fifty days being devoted to actual court work.
'The System,' as uncovered by the San Francisco Graft Prosecution|Franklin Hichborn
No only sheriffs, but their employees who impanel juries or execute process in the courts shall take an oath of office.
Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed.|S. A. Reilly

British Dictionary definitions for impanel

impanel

/ (ɪmˈpænəl) /

verb -els, -elling or -elled or US -els, -eling or -eled

a variant spelling (esp US) of empanel

Derived forms of impanel

impanelment, noun

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