(also em·panel ) / ɪmˈpænl; NAmE / verb
( -ll- , US -l- ) [ vn ] ( especially US ) to choose the members of a jury in a court case; to choose sb as a member of a jury
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (originally as empanel ): from Anglo-Norman French empaneller , from em- in + Old French panel panel.