im·pan·el
im-ˈpa-nᵊl 
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or empanel
impaneled or impanelled or empaneled or empanelled; impaneling or impanelling or empaneling or empanelling
: to enroll in or on a panel
impanel a jury
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2026
Because the board was not lawfully empaneled, it was decided that the matter must be rescheduled for another two-day hearing.
—Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 13 Mar. 2026
Todd Feurer, CBS News, 27 May 2026
Does the decision to impanel a grand jury relates to that idea of rebuilding community trust?
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 13 Apr. 2026
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Verb
The panel was lawfully created and there is precedent for a commission empaneled by a mayor to have its recommendations placed before the voters during the subsequent mayoral tenure.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2026
Because the board was not lawfully empaneled, it was decided that the matter must be rescheduled for another two-day hearing.
—Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 13 Mar. 2026
Verb
The prosecutor also apparently asked grand jurors who did not support the government's case to not come back, and allegedly had improper contact with those impaneled outside the grand jury room.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 27 May 2026
Does the decision to impanel a grand jury relates to that idea of rebuilding community trust?
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 13 Apr. 2026
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“Empanel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/empanel. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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