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empanel
CIDE DICTIONARY
empanel, n. [Pref. em- (L. in) + panel.].
A list of jurors; a panel. Cowell. [1913 Webster]
empanel, v. t.
See Impanel. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
empanel, v.tr. (also impanel) (-panelled, -panelling; US -paneled, -paneling) enrol or enter on a panel (those eligible for jury service).
Derivative
empanelment n.
Etymology
AF empaneller (as EN-(1), PANEL)
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