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im⋅pan⋅el

  [im-pan-l]
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–verb (used with object), -eled, -el⋅ing or (especially British) -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.
Also, empanel.

Origin:
1375–1425; late ME empanellen < AF empaneller. See em- 1 , panel

Related forms:
im⋅pan⋅el⋅ment, noun
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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.
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Main Entry: im·pan·el
Pronunciation: im-'pan-&l
Variant: or em·pan·el /im-, em-/
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -eled or -elled; -el·ing or -el·ling
: to form (a jury) esp. by summoning and selecting the members; specifically : to enroll (a list of selected jurors) in a court —compare ARRAY —im·pan·el·ment noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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