im·pan·el / imˈpanl/ (also em·pan·el) • v. (-pan·eled, -pan·el·ing; Brit. -pan·elled, -pan·el·ling) [tr.] enlist or enroll (a jury). ∎  enroll (someone) on to a jury: several of her friends have been impaneled.DERIVATIVES: im·pan·el·ment n.

IMPANEL

The act of the clerk of the court in making up a list of the jurors who have been selected for the trial of a particular cause. All the steps of ascertaining who shall be the proper jurors to sit in the trial of a particular case up to the final formation.