[im-pan-l] 
) -elled, -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. |
| im·pan·el (ĭm-pān'əl) tr.v. im·pan·eled or im·pan·elled also em·pan·eled or em·pan·elled, im·pan·el·ing or im·pan·el·ling also em·pan·el·ing or em·pan·el·ling, im·pan·els also em·pan·els Law To enroll (a jury) upon a panel or list. [Middle English empanellen, from Anglo-Norman empaneller : en-, in (from Latin in-; see in-2) + panel, piece of paper listing jurors, jury; see panel.] im·pan'el·ment n. |