verb
- past tense and past participle of empanel: to select and enroll people to serve on a jury or committee
Usage: legal
Examples
- The judge empanelled twelve jurors for the murder trial.
- A grand jury was empanelled to investigate the corruption charges.
- The committee was empanelled to review the new policy proposals.
- Twenty-four citizens were empanelled for jury duty this week.
- The panel was empanelled after extensive questioning of potential members.
- She was empanelled as a juror despite her initial reluctance to serve.