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)

, dock·et·ed, dock·et·ing.

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 Words From

• re·dock·et verb (used with object) redocketed redocketing
• un·dock·et·ed 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

The Texas Supreme Court ruled that a legislative subpoena can not be used to stall an execution, putting the death of Robert Roberson back on the docket.

From Salon

That docket is a list of people, with and without criminal convictions, who are not currently held in immigration detention.

From Los Angeles Times

Moreover, the people on the agency’s non-detained docket may have had pending immigration cases for years — for example, because they were ordered deported to a country that is not cooperating with the United States.

From Los Angeles Times

With a new year ahead, here's a look at some of the major cases on its docket.

From BBC

As the justices begin the new term, there are 28 cases already on the docket.

From Los Angeles Times