impanel
verb
im·pan·el
im-ˈpa-nᵊl 
variants
or empanel
impaneled or impanelled or empaneled or empanelled; impaneling or impanelling or empaneling or empanelling
: to enroll in or on a panel
impanel a jury
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But they were moved to Harris County in 2017 after the then-presiding judge agreed that the prosecutors might struggle to impanel an impartial jury in Collin County, where Paxton lived and worked for decades.
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Lauren McGaughy, Dallas News, 14 June 2023
And in January, a few months after his prosecutors began revisiting the potential hush-money case, Mr. Bragg impaneled the grand jury that has now indicted Mr. Trump.
—Sean Piccoli, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2023
Should Willis seek to file criminal charges, the district attorney would have to impanel a regular grand jury that considers criminal cases — a move that could precede any publication of the grand jury report.
—Holly Bailey, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2023
Within days of the declination, a judge approved a request from Descano to impanel a special grand jury to probe the case, renewing the possibility that Shifflett could be charged.
—Olivia Diaz, Washington Post, 5 May 2023
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Lauren McGaughy, Dallas News, 14 June 2023
And in January, a few months after his prosecutors began revisiting the potential hush-money case, Mr. Bragg impaneled the grand jury that has now indicted Mr. Trump.
—Sean Piccoli, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2023
Should Willis seek to file criminal charges, the district attorney would have to impanel a regular grand jury that considers criminal cases — a move that could precede any publication of the grand jury report.
—Holly Bailey, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2023
Within days of the declination, a judge approved a request from Descano to impanel a special grand jury to probe the case, renewing the possibility that Shifflett could be charged.
—Olivia Diaz, Washington Post, 5 May 2023
See All Example Sentences for impanel
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“Impanel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impanel. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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