empanel

verb

em·​pan·​el

variant spelling of impanel

transitive verb

: to enroll in or on a panel
impanel a jury

Examples of empanel in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Each of our 58 counties empanels a jury of ordinary citizens to serve for one year under the auspices of the state Superior Court. Peter Magnani, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2024 Based on the outcomes of those trials, the jury pool in Washington would likely be less favorable to the former president than the one that would be empaneled from a largely pro-Trump region around Fort Pierce, Fla., where the classified documents trial is currently scheduled to take place. Alan Feuer, New York Times, 18 July 2023 Kaplan would then have to empanel a new jury to restart the case. Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 24 Jan. 2024 The new state’s attorney general empaneled a special grand jury to investigate the assaults. Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 31 Dec. 2023 Sandy's attorneys confirm a grand jury was empaneled and has issued subpoenas. Emma Steele, CBS News, 24 Nov. 2023 On November 18, 1973, Israel empaneled the Agranat Commission, headed by Supreme Court Chief Justice Shimon Agranat, to investigate the Yom Kippur War’s debacles. Uri Kaufman, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2023 And when a commission Trump empaneled early in his presidency issued a special report including 53 recommendations on how to address the opioid crisis, increasing access to high-quality addiction treatment played a central role. Lev Facher, STAT, 5 Sep. 2023 That’s the claim in an indictment issued late Tuesday by a federal grand jury empaneled by special counsel Jack Smith. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 1 Aug. 2023

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“Empanel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/empanel. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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empanel

variant of impanel

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empanel

variant of impanel

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