docket

[ dok-it ]

/ ˈdɒk ɪt /

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noun

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

Chiefly British.

an official memorandum or entry of proceedings in a legal cause.
a register of such entries.
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.

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

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), dock·et·ed, dock·et·ing.

Law. to enter in the docket of the court.

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

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

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Origin of docket

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

OTHER WORDS FROM docket

re·dock·et, verb (used with object), re·dock·et·ed, re·dock·et·ing.un·dock·et·ed, adjective

Words nearby docket

docility, dock, dockage, docken, docker, docket, dockhand, docking bridge, docking keel, docking station, dockland

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How to use docket in a sentence

“A small number of preexisting cases may have remained on dockets after March 25, but we have not filed any new suits or actions since then and are not currently doing so,” Hartwick said.
Student loan companies return to court to collect on private education debt|Danielle Douglas-Gabriel|January 21, 2021|Washington Post
Backers of the bill, who are pressing for a House vote in coming days, envision a streamlined, user-friendly system that would allow citizens to search for court documents and dockets without having to pay.
Lawmakers are trying to create a database with free access to court records. Judges are fighting against it.|Ann Marimow|December 4, 2020|Washington Post
All that is to say that there was so much on the docket to talk about last week.
Greylock’s Asheem Chandna on ‘shifting left’ in cybersecurity and the future of enterprise startups|Danny Crichton|November 11, 2020|TechCrunch
That means nobody can do anything until Council President Georgette Gómez puts the franchise fee bid on the docket.
Environment Report: San Diego’s Still Got Fossil Fuel Stock|MacKenzie Elmer|October 26, 2020|Voice of San Diego

For years, so many defendants sued by Methodist came to court that their cases consumed almost all of a courtroom’s docket on Wednesday mornings, when a judge would hear nothing but Methodist’s cases.
What Happens After a Debt Collection Machine Grinds to a Halt|by Wendi C. Thomas, MLK50: Justice Through Journalism|October 2, 2020|ProPublica
For her part, Justice Ginsburg appears to be in for the long docket haul, no matter what they say.
Justice Ginsburg Shouldn’t Quit Just Yet|Kevin Bleyer|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Certainly it is the highest-profile line of cases in the docket.
Supreme Court to Gay-Marriage Foes: Get Lost|Jay Michaelson|October 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Whatever else may have been on the viewing docket, this is more worthwhile.
Hey Anti-Vaxxers, Watch NOVA: Vaccines--Calling the Shots|Russell Saunders|September 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The report cites a court employee as saying the docket for a typical three-hour court session has up to 1,500 cases.
Ferguson Feeds Off the Poor: Three Warrants a Year Per Household|Michael Daly|August 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Movie producers think so; the 1975 production docket is packed with laugh-it-up scripts.
Mel Brooks Is Always Funny and Often Wise in This 1975 Playboy Interview|Alex Belth|February 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Supreme Court is a full year behind its docket, and the delay will inevitably multiply your few 'croakers' by many thousands.
The Wreckers|Francis Lynde
When the numerical index is adopted, an alphabetical index card with cross-references, including the docket index, is used.
Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 1|Various
Again he began whetting his forefinger on the leather back of the closed docket book.
The Escape of Mr. Trimm|Irvin S. Cobb
It was three months after this before the case of Tom Muldoon came upon the docket.
McClure's Magazine, January, 1896, Vol. VI. No. 2|Various
Finally on February 4, 1817, on motion of counsel for the Granville heirs, the case was stricken from the docket.
The Life of John Marshall Volume 4 of 4|Albert J. Beveridge

British Dictionary definitions for docket

docket

/ (ˈdɒkɪt) /

noun

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

law

an official summary of the proceedings in a court of justice
a register containing such a summary

British

a customs certificate declaring that duty has been paid
a certificate giving particulars of a shipment and allowing its holder to obtain a delivery order

a summary of contents, as in a document

US a list of things to be done

US law

a list of cases awaiting trial
the names of the parties to pending litigation

verb (tr)

to fix a docket to (a package, etc)

law

to make a summary of (a document, judgment, etc)
to abstract and enter in a book or register

to endorse (a document, etc) with a summary

Word Origin for docket

C15: of unknown origin

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