docket

American  

[dok-it] / ˈdɒk ɪt /

noun

1. Also called trial docket.  a list of cases in court for trial, or the names of the parties who have cases pending.

2. Chiefly British.

   1. an official memorandum or entry of proceedings in a legal cause.

   2. a register of such entries.

   3. any of various certificates or warrants giving the holder right to obtain, buy, or move goods that are controlled by the government, as a custom-house docket certifying duty has been paid.

3. the list of business to be transacted by a board, council, legislative assembly, or the like.

4. British. a writing on a letter or document stating its contents; any statement of particulars attached to a package, envelope, etc.; a label or ticket.

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verb (used with object)

docketed, docketing

1. Law. to enter in the docket of the court.

2. Law. to make an abstract or summary of the heads of, as a document; abstract and enter in a book.

   judgments regularly docketed.

3. to endorse (a letter, document, etc.) with a memorandum.

docket British  

/ ˈdɒkɪt /

noun

1. a piece of paper accompanying or referring to a package or other delivery, stating contents, delivery instructions, etc, sometimes serving as a receipt

2. law

   1. an official summary of the proceedings in a court of justice

   2. a register containing such a summary

3. 1. a customs certificate declaring that duty has been paid

   2. a certificate giving particulars of a shipment and allowing its holder to obtain a delivery order

4. a summary of contents, as in a document

5. a list of things to be done

6. law

   1. a list of cases awaiting trial

   2. the names of the parties to pending litigation

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verb

1. to fix a docket to (a package, etc)

2. law

   1. to make a summary of (a document, judgment, etc)

   2. to abstract and enter in a book or register

3. to endorse (a document, etc) with a summary

Other Word Forms

• redocket verb (used with object)
• undocketed adjective

Etymology

Origin of docket

First recorded in 1475–85; earlier dogget, of obscure origin

Example Sentences

“There is work on the docket, but the transition should be manageable.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The Monday posting on the docket of Judge Jed Rakoff of the Southern District of New York didn’t disclose the terms of the settlement, which was reached on Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal

On the docket for Monday are retail sales, fixed asset investment and industrial output, as well as house price data.

From The Wall Street Journal

Competent teams with heart and want-to, like the Denver Nuggets, who are next on the docket Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times

It was the first of two significant rulings on the emergency docket that the court issued Monday evening.

From The Wall Street Journal