impanel
- Verb:
- To select from a list: To choose or summon individuals, especially jurors, from a larger list of potential candidates.
- To enter into a list of prospective jurors: To formally enroll or list someone as a potential juror for a trial.
The verb "impanel" is used almost exclusively in a legal context. It describes the formal process of creating a jury. It is a transitive verb, meaning it requires a direct object (e.g., to impanel a jury, to impanel jurors). The spelling "empanel" is equally common.
- Verb:
- The court clerk will impanel the jury for the high-profile case next week.
- Twelve citizens were impanelled to hear the evidence.
- The judge ordered the clerk to impanel a new grand jury.
"to impanel a jury": This is the most frequent collocation, meaning to select and swear in a group of jurors.
- The process to impanel a jury in a capital case can take several weeks.
"to be impanelled": The passive form is commonly used to describe the jurors themselves.
- All citizens impanelled for jury duty must report to the courthouse.
Empanel (verb): An alternative spelling of "impanel" with identical meaning and usage.
- The court will empanel the jurors on Monday.
Impanelment (noun): The act or process of impanelling.
- The impanelment of the jury was completed without issue.
Panel (noun): In law, the list of persons summoned as jurors; the jury itself.
- The defendant questioned the composition of the panel.
- Enroll: To enter on a list or register.
- List: To enter in a list.
- Select: To choose carefully.
- Summon: To authoritatively call upon someone to be present.
This word does not have common phrasal verb forms.
This word is highly specific to legal procedure and is not typically used in idioms.
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select from a list
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empanel prospective jurors
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enter into a list of prospective jurors
