empanel

verb

em·pan·el

variant spelling of impanel

transitive verb

: to enroll in or on a panel

impanel a jury

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The report found the Justice Department (DOJ) had empaneled a criminal grand jury to investigate the origins of COVID-19. —

Joseph Choi, The Hill, 2 Dec. 2024 The arrests of Hunter, Runcie and Myrick all stemmed from a statewide grand jury empaneled by Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2019 to investigate school safety issues statewide in the wake of the Parkland tragedy. —

Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2024 Amid a number of civil cases in California and New Mexico filed against Baldwin and Rust producers, a new grand jury was empaneled in New Mexico in late 2023, and a new indictment was handed down against Baldwin on January 19, 2024. —

Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 2 Aug. 2024 At the military commissions, where they were charged, a judge accepts the plea, but a military jury must be empaneled to hear evidence, including testimony from victims of the attacks, and deliver a sentence. —

Carol Rosenberg, Orlando Sentinel, 31 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for empanel