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empanel /ɪmˈpan(ə)l / /ɛmˈpan(ə)l/(also impanel) verb (empanels, empanelling, empanelled; US empaneling, empaneled) [with object]1Enlist or enrol (a jury).He could have gone to the U.S. attorney and empaneled a grand jury....- The district attorney in neighboring Nassau County decided not to impanel a grand jury.
- A federal grand jury was empaneled in 1996, and he subpoenaed witnesses to testify.
1.1Enrol (someone) on to a jury: several of her friends have been empanelled...- TMZ obtained the juror questionnaires - filled out by all of the prospective jurors before they were empanelled on the jury to determine the fate of the man accused of murdering her family.
- He allegedly empaneled his daughter as a juror in his courtroom and discussed her feelings about the case with her between the time when the verdict was reached and sentencing occurred.
- After being indicted, he pulled together lists of prospective jurors in his case, then a list of the 14 people empaneled to hear his case.
Origin Late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French empaneller, from em- 'in' + Old French panel 'panel'. |