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

With even more parties anticipated to join the lawsuit before the April 19 deadline, EPA has a big fight on its hands and is almost guaranteed to hit the Supreme Court’s docket.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

Details of the agreement are marked confidential and redacted in the docket entry.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Jackson expanded on this message in October when the Supreme Court, over the shadow docket, halted another lower court order preserving TPS for Venezuela.

From Slate • Mar. 17, 2026

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 • Mar. 13, 2026

No fancy items when you bring the docket from the St.Vincent de Paul.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt