verb
- past tense and past participle of impanel; to select and enroll (people) to serve on a jury or committee
Usage: legal
Examples
- The judge impanelled twelve jurors for the murder trial.
- After being impanelled, the jury was sworn in.
- The committee was impanelled to investigate the allegations.
- She was impanelled as a juror despite her initial reluctance.
- The grand jury was impanelled last month.
- Once impanelled, the jurors were given their instructions.