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DictionaryRoot: in-
Latin

in-

in, into, on, upon

Forms

  • in-
  • im- — Used before b, m, or p in Latin.
  • il- — Used before l in Latin.
  • ir- — Used before r in Latin.
  • en- — Developed in French in some words later borrowed into English.

Origin

Reconstructed Proto-Indo-European *en, ‘in.’

Note

Identical spellings can hide two different prefixes: this one indicates position or direction, while the other means ‘not.’

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A judge formally seating a newly selected diverse jury in a courtroom, one juror raising hand for oath, no text.
verb

impanel

im-PAN-ul/ɪmˈpænl/

To select and swear in a jury.

Etymology
imLatinin, into, on, upon
+panelOld Frenchpiece of cloth

A panel was originally a piece of cloth, then a parchment listing prospective jurors. Impaneling puts people on that jury list and, by extension, constitutes the jury.

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