empanelled
Chosen for jury
Empanelled means selected to serve on a panel, especially a jury.
A court empanels jurors by enrolling them for duty: Twelve jurors were empanelled for the murder trial.
The term extends to any formal panel convened for a specific purpose: A committee was empanelled to investigate the allegations.
Also spelled empaneled.
Careful weighing of choices
- verdictOfficial court decision
- peersThose of equal status
- forepersonJury's elected spokesperson
- sequestrationAct of setting apart
acquit · convict · hung · instructions · juror · foreman · twelve · unanimous
Flat rigid panel
- commissionPayment for services rendered
- inquiryRequest for information
- investigationFormal examination of facts
- tribunalJudicial decision-making body
appointees · members · experts · advisory · select · special · task force · review
deliberation
Careful weighing of choices
- verdictOfficial court decision
- peersThose of equal status
- forepersonJury's elected spokesperson
sequestration · acquit · convict · hung · instructions · juror · foreman · twelve · unanimous · impartial
board
Flat rigid panel
- commissionPayment for services rendered
- inquiryRequest for information
- investigationFormal examination of facts
tribunal · appointees · members · experts · advisory · select · special · task force · review · oversight
tribunal
Judicial decision-making body
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
- benchShared seating surface
- judiciaryLaw-interpreting government branch
magistrate · judge · subpoena · witness · testimony · hearing · trial · litigation · plaintiff · defendant
empanelleddismissed
Released from duty
excused · discharged · struck · removed · disqualified
empanelleddisbanded
Formally broken up
dissolved · dismissed · discharged · dispersed · decommissioned