impanel

verb

im·​pan·​el im-ˈpa-nᵊl 

variants or empanel

impaneled or impanelled or empaneled or empanelled; impaneling or impanelling or empaneling or empanelling

transitive verb

: to enroll in or on a panel

impanel a jury

Examples of impanel in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But they were moved to Harris County in 2017 after the then-presiding judge agreed that the prosecutors might struggle to impanel an impartial jury in Collin County, where Paxton lived and worked for decades. —Lauren McGaughy, Dallas News, 14 June 2023

Within days of the declination, a judge approved a request from Descano to impanel a special grand jury to probe the case, renewing the possibility that Shifflett could be charged. —Olivia Diaz, Washington Post, 5 May 2023

At the end of last week, Davis announced the court had identified enough eligible jurors to impanel a jury. —Jane C. Timm, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2023

The circuit court has also asked to impanel a special grand jury to continue the investigation, according to the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s news release. —Sara Smart, CNN, 10 Apr. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for impanel

• annal
• annul
• cannel
• channel
• flannel
• panel
• pannel
• multichannel
• perianal

Kids Definition

impanel

verb

im·​pan·​el

variants or empanel

im-ˈpan-ᵊl

impaneled or impanelled; impaneling or impanelling

: to enroll in or on a panel

impanel a jury

Legal Definition

impanel

transitive verb

im·​pan·​el

im-ˈpan-ᵊl

variants or empanel

im-, em-

impaneled or impanelled; impaneling or impanelling

: to form (a jury) especially by summoning and selecting the members

specifically : to enroll (a list of selected jurors) in a court compare array

impanelment noun