empaneled
Chosen for service
Empaneled means selected to serve on a panel, especially a jury.
When a court empanels jurors, it formally enrolls them for duty: Twelve jurors were empaneled for the murder trial.
The term extends to any official body assembled for a specific purpose: The committee was empaneled to investigate the scandal.
Also spelled empanelled.
Legal decision-making body
- jurorTrial panel member
- grand juryInvestigative charging body
- petit juryPanel deciding case facts
- jury boxCourtroom seating for peers
jury duty · jury selection · voir dire · foreperson · sequestered · hung jury · jury pool · alternate juror
Judicial examination of claims
- verdictOfficial court decision
- indictmentFormal charge from jury
- arraignmentCharge-reading court session
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
witness · evidence · subpoena · prosecution · defense · cross-examination · objection · appeal
Formally gathered together
- assembledBrought together as group
- appointedAssigned to office
- chosenSelected from alternatives
- selectedDeliberately chosen
formed · constituted · sworn in · qualified · summoned · called · seated · registered
General group agreement
- discussionExchange of ideas
- weighingMeasuring mass or heft
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
- debateFormal argument on issues
consideration · judgment · reflection · assessment · confer · evaluate · decide · vote
jury
Legal decision-making body
- jurorTrial panel member
- grand juryInvestigative charging body
- petit juryPanel deciding case facts
jury box · jury duty · jury selection · voir dire · foreperson · sequestered · hung jury · jury pool · alternate juror · jury foreman
trial
Judicial examination of claims
- verdictOfficial court decision
- indictmentFormal charge from jury
- arraignmentCharge-reading court session
testimony · witness · evidence · subpoena · prosecution · defense · cross-examination · objection · appeal · acquittal
convened
Formally gathered together
selected · formed · constituted · sworn in · qualified · summoned · called · seated · registered · eligible
consensus
General group agreement
- discussionExchange of ideas
- weighingMeasuring mass or heft
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
debate · consideration · judgment · reflection · assessment · confer · evaluate · decide · vote · conclude
- jury statusseated, selected, dismissed, excused, disqualified
empaneleddismissed
Released from duty
excused · struck · disqualified · discharged · rejected
empaneleddisbanded
Formally broken up
dissolved · discharged · dismissed · dispersed · disassembled