verb
- the present participle of empanel; the act of enrolling or selecting people (especially jurors) for a panel or jury
Usage: legal context; also spelled 'impanelling' in some regions
Examples
- The court began empanelling jurors for the high-profile trial.
- Empanelling a fair and impartial jury is a critical step in the legal process.
- The judge oversaw the empanelling of twelve citizens to hear the case.
- Attorneys spent weeks empanelling a jury that met their approval.
- Empanelling took longer than expected due to the complexity of jury selection.