| 单词 | empanel |
| 释义 | empanel (once / 52765 pages) v To empanel is to select a group of people for a jury. If you're empaneled, you're part of a jury. Congratulations. Jury duty is one of those things all adults have to do as members of a democracy — show up in court to possibly be a member of a jury in a trial. When you're added to a jury, you're empaneled. This is an old-fashioned word that comes from an older sense of panel, which was the paper on which names of jury members were written. Lots of people report for jury duty but aren't empaneled, meaning they aren't selected. WORD FAMILYempanel: empaneled, empaneling, empanelled, empanelling USAGE EXAMPLESThe trio was empaneled in October 2015 and issued its decision in May. Washington Times(Dec 19, 2016) Ms. Lynch’s abdication began when she and her prosecutors declined to empanel a grand jury. Wall Street Journal(Oct 31, 2016) Mr. Comey’s original sin in the Clinton investigation was not demanding that Justice empanel a grand jury. Wall Street Journal(Oct 31, 2016) 1v select from a list empanel prospective jurors Syn|Hyper impanel, panel choose, pick out, select, take pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives 2v enter into a list of prospective jurors Syn|Hyper impanel list include in a list |
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