docket

[dok-it]

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.

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

/ 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

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of docket¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of docket¹

C15: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

Nvidia Corp. wasn’t the only technology company on Wednesday’s earnings docket, as investors also just got the latest results from Palo Alto Networks Inc.

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Also on the change docket is varying the season in which the cubs are released.

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Coupled with the misuse and abuse of the court’s emergency — or “shadow” — docket, the conservative majority has only reinforced the idea that the president is to be given total latitude without constitutional restraint.

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Several cases from the court’s emergency docket, or shadow docket, in recent months indicate that other justices share that desire.

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The court's reliance on this shadow docket has been criticised by left-leaning legal scholars and politicians as an improper use of the court's authority.

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