impanel

[ im-pan-l ]

verb (used with object)

, im·pan·eled, im·pan·el·ing or (especially British) im·pan·elled, im·pan·el·ling.

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

Derived Forms

• imˈpanelment, noun

Other Words From

• im·panel·ment noun
• unim·paneled adjective
• unim·panelled 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.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Salon

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

From BBC

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.”

From Seattle Times

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

From Los Angeles Times