impanel
Americanverb (used with object)
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to enter on a panel or list for jury duty.
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to select (a jury) from the panel.
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to enter names on a panel or other official list.
verb
Other Word Forms
- impanelment noun
- unimpaneled adjective
- unimpanelled adjective
Etymology
Origin of impanel
1375–1425; late Middle English empanellen < Anglo-French empaneller. See em- 1, panel
Example Sentences
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If a member is charged with a crime, the Ethics Committee would be required to impanel an investigative subcommittee within 30 days to review the allegations or submit a report explaining why it didn’t.
From Washington Post • Jan. 8, 2023
However, New York law could allow prosecutors down the road to impanel another grand jury, but that carries risks -- whether or not Cohen agrees to participate.
From Salon • Apr. 21, 2022
He should impanel a similar reparations task force, with similar objectives in Washington state.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 15, 2022
They also are often reluctant to impanel a new grand jury after an earlier one has heard testimony, because witnesses could make conflicting statements if asked to testify again.
From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2022
Do I want these books, or do their ghostly authors seize me wandering near the shelves, impanel me by the button-hole, and insist upon pouring their bottled-up wisdom into my passive mind?
From Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 by Elliott, Maud Howe
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