to enter on a list (names of persons to be summoned for jury service) to select (a jury) from the names on such a list
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em•pan•el
(em pan′l),USA pronunciation v.t., -eled, -el•ing or (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling.
- Lawimpanel.
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im•pan•el /ɪmˈpænəl/USA pronunciation also empanel,
v. [~ + object], -eled, -el•ing or (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Lawto enter on a panel for jury duty:She was impaneled on her first day of jury duty.
- Lawto select (a jury) from a panel:The jury was impaneled and the trial began.
im•pan•el
(im pan′l),USA pronunciation v.t., -eled, -el•ing or (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling.
im•pan′el•ment, n.
- Lawto enter on a panel or list for jury duty.
- Lawto select (a jury) from the panel.
- Lawto enter names on a panel or other official list.
- Anglo-French empaneller. See em-1, panel
- late Middle English empanellen 1375–1425
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