Definition of "impanel" [im•pan•el]

• Law To enroll (a jury) upon a panel or list. (verb-transitive)

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• ""Because of the extreme political sensitivity regarding captioned matter, DOJ Department of Justice has been reluctant to impanel a grand jury to date," an FBI agent wrote in a memo."
• "A federal prosecutor intended to impanel grand jury, but subsequently "decided that it was premature," according to an Oct. 10, 1985 FBI memo."
• "She said because she wants "to ensure the transparency and impartiality of the investigative process, I have chosen to impanel a team of recognized law-enforcement, legal and social science experts to work alongside my prosecutors throughout this investigation.""