empanel
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
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to enter on a list (names of persons to be summoned for jury service)
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to select (a jury) from the names on such a list
Other Word Forms
- empanelment noun
- unempaneled adjective
- unempanelled adjective
Example Sentences
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If Ms. Willis decides to seek indictments, she will need to empanel a new grand jury.
From Washington Times • Feb. 23, 2023
Belton said he is “moving swiftly” to empanel a special grand jury as soon as he collects the most up-to-date evidence from the federal investigation.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2022
He said he could see no good reason to empanel a jury.
From BBC • Jan. 14, 2022
New York Attorney General Letitia James will empanel a grand jury in her investigation into the death Daniel Prude in Rochester, she announced Saturday.
From Fox News • Sep. 5, 2020
According to Hickock, the “hostile atmosphere” in Garden City had made it impossible to empanel an unbiased jury, and therefore a change of venue should have been granted.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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