empanel

verb

em·​pan·​el

variant spelling of impanel

transitive verb

: to enroll in or on a panel
impanel a jury

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So the only way to empanel the Independent Redistricting Commission is by court order, which brings us to Pearlman, who went for the bait. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2026 The investigation went public last July after federal prosecutors empaneled a grand jury and issued subpoenas to several nonprofits and the Department of Economic and Community Development, the principal state conduit for delivering taxpayer money to charitable organizations. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 20 Jan. 2026 Now, with attorneys still working to empanel the jury that will consider the murder charge still haunting him, the question becomes: How will Brian Walshe’s legal team defend him? Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 20 Nov. 2025 That's going to be empaneled in January. Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for empanel

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“Empanel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/empanel. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.

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empanel

variant of impanel

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empanel

variant of impanel

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