IMPANEL

empanel, impanel, panel

(verb) select from a list; “empanel prospective jurors”

empanel, impanel

(verb) enter into a list of prospective jurors

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

impanel (third-person singular simple present impanels, present participle (US) impaneling or (UK) impanelling, simple past and past participle (US) impaneled or (UK) impanelled)

To enrol (jurors), e.g. from a jury pool; to register (the names of jurors) on a "panel" or official list.

Anagrams

• maniple

Source: Wiktionary


Im*pan"el, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impaneled or Impanelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Impaneling or Impanelling.] Etym: [Pref. im- in + panel. Cf. Empanel.] [Written also empanel.]

Definition: To enter in a list, or on a piece of parchment, called a panel; to form or enroll, as a list of jurors in a court of justice. Blackstone.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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