dock·et
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Definition of docket
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: a brief written summary of a document : abstract
2a(1)
: a formal abridged record of the proceedings in a legal action
(2)
: a register of such records
b(1)
: a list of legal causes to be tried
also
: the caseload of a court or judge
(2)
: a calendar of business matters to be acted on : agenda
3
: an identifying statement about a document placed on its outer surface or cover
docket
verb
docketed; docketing; dockets
Definition of docket (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: to place on the docket for legal action
2
: to make a brief abstract of (something, such as a legal matter) and inscribe it in a list
3
: to inscribe (something, such as a document) with an identifying statement
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Examples of docket in a Sentence
Noun
The judge had to postpone some of the cases on the docket.
on the Broadway docket for the early part of this season
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Wayne Township small claims court had 281 on the docket Sept. 9.
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Ko Lyn Cheang, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Sep. 2021
Once this check arrives, there will be three more on the docket.
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Fortune, 14 Sep. 2021
With Justin Herbert the first of several top quarterbacks on the docket this season.
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Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 12 Sep. 2021
Lululemon Athletica, Inc slipped 1.5% Wednesday to $380.85 per share, closing the session with 2.9 million trades on the docket.
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Q.ai - Make Genius Money Moves, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2021
Judges from other jurisdictions have been filling in to hear Newell’s docket, the judiciary has said.
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Justin Fenton, baltimoresun.com, 10 Sep. 2021
Check each day's docket at kcoj.kycourts.net/dockets.
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Bailey Loosemore, The Courier-Journal, 9 Sep. 2021
Dobbs is not the only blockbuster case on the court’s docket.
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Brianne Gorod, The New Republic, 9 Sep. 2021
To make a comment online, go to the commission's website at psc.wi.gov and click on File a Comment and on the next page, select the File a Comment link that appears for docket number 2210-WR-106.
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Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2021
Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
The suit was filed on Friday, but not docketed until late Tuesday.
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Matthew Goldstein, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2020
The Senate Judiciary Committee docketed the bill right away, even before Northam’s seven other gun-control bills, which will be heard Monday.
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Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2020
But some legal observers believe the way in which the hearing has been docketed indicates that a guilty plea is likely.
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Luke Broadwater, baltimoresun.com, 21 Nov. 2019
By that time, Duckett’s home had been docketed for foreclosure for more than a year.
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Rachel Chason, Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2019
Gabbard said the application will undergo review from different government agencies and several revisions before the city can docket it for a public hearing and potentially approve it.
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Ben Tobin, The Courier-Journal, 30 July 2019
Some days, federal court dockets log a dozen or more new cases.
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Fred Schulte, Sun-Sentinel.com, 18 June 2018
Some days, federal court dockets log a dozen or more new cases.
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Fred Schulte, Sun-Sentinel.com, 18 June 2018
Some days, federal court dockets log a dozen or more new cases.
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Fred Schulte, Sun-Sentinel.com, 18 June 2018
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More Definitions for docket
docket
noun
English Language Learners Definition of docket
: a list of the legal cases that will be tried in a court of law
: a list of things to do or discuss
See the full definition for docket in the English Language Learners Dictionary
docket
noun
dock·et
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Legal Definition of docket
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: a formal abridged record of the proceedings (as motions, orders, and judgments) in a legal action
the clerk shall keep a docket in each case — U.S. Code
b
: a register of such records
2a
: a list of legal actions to be heard by a court
the nearly 500 such cases on court dockets— Rorie Sherman
— compare calendar
b
: the caseload of a court
a great part of our docket consisted of regulatory agency cases— R. H. Bork
docket
transitive verbLegal Definition of docket (Entry 2 of 2)
: to enter in a docket (as of a case or a court)
closure motions must be docketed sufficiently in advance— W. R. LaFave and J. H. Israel
— compare calendar
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