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impanel

verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: IH2 M P AE1 N AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

To enrol (jurors), e.g. from a jury pool; to register (the names of jurors) on a "panel" or official list.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

select from a list

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • empanel prospective jurors

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: empanel, panel

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: choose, take, select, pick out

3

verb

Meaning 3

enter into a list of prospective jurors

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: empanel

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: list

History

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman empaneller.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: merkitä valamieheksi — to enrol jurors
  • Polish: powoływać — to enrol jurors
  • Polish: powołać — to enrol jurors
  • Polish: wybierać — to enrol jurors
  • Polish: wybrać — to enrol jurors
  • Russian: включа́ть в спи́сок прися́жных (vključátʹ v spísok prisjážnyx) — to enrol jurors