empanel

4 definitions found

empanel - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Impanel \Im*pan"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impaneledor
     Impanelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Impaneling or Impanelling.]
     [Pref. im- in + panel. Cf. Empanel.] [Written also
     empanel.]
     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.
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  Empanel \Em*pan"el\, n. [Pref. em- (L. in) + panel.] (Law)
     A list of jurors; a panel. [Obs.] --Cowell.
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  Empanel \Em*pan"el\, v. t.
     See Impanel.
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empanel - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  empanel
      v 1: enter into a list of prospective jurors [syn: empanel,
           impanel]
      2: select from a list; "empanel prospective jurors" [syn:
         empanel, impanel, panel]