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im·pan·el
(ĭm-păn′əl) also em·pan·el (ĕm-)tr.v. im·pan·eled, im·pan·el·ing, im·pan·els or im·pan·elled or im·pan·el·ling also em·pan·eled or em·pan·el·ing or em·pan·els or em·pan·elled or em·pan·el·ling Law
1. To add or include (a person's name) on a list of persons selected for jury duty.
2. To select (a jury) for trial from such a list.
[Middle English empanellen, from Anglo-Norman empaneller : en-, in (from Latin in-; see in-2) + panel, piece of paper listing jurors, jury; see panel.]
im·pan′el·ment n.
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impanel
(ɪmˈpænəl)vb, -els, -elling or -elled, -els, -eling or -eled
(Law) a variant spelling (esp US) of empanel
imˈpanelment n
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im•pan•el
(ɪmˈpæn l)also empanel
v.t. -eled, -el•ing (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling.
to enter on a panel for jury duty.
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impanel
Past participle: impanelled
Gerund: impanelling
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impanel
To enroll people as members of a jury.
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| Verb | 1. | impanel - enter into a list of prospective jurors list - include in a list; "Am I listed in your register?" |
| 2. | impanel - select from a list; "empanel prospective jurors" |
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Translations
impanel
vt → als Geschworenen einsetzen
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