Definition of docket
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 recordsb (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
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Examples of docket in a Sentence
The judge had to postpone some of the cases on the docket.
on the Broadway docket for the early part of this season
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Moore was most recently a prosecutor in the Commonwealth's Attorney's Office working on the heroin rocket docket initiative.
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Currently, the special docket court is filled with women who have heroin addiction.
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More: Compliance experts on Louisville case: NCAA appeals process an uphill battle More: Mayor Fischer's plea to exempt Louisville from California travel ban unsuccessful The figures were derived from dockets published by Courthouse News Service.
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Charges of trespassing in May 2013and theft in June 2013 were placed on the inactive docket and charges of second-degree assault in January 2011 were dismissed according to court records.
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There are only a few noteworthy pieces of Asia-Pacific economic data on the docket Tuesday.
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With two capital murder trials on the dockets, it's set to be a busy week in Madison County Circuit Court.
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In February 1926, all 13 cases on the docket of federal court in Boise were for violation of Prohibition laws.
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Benny Jack Green, a former business owner, is on the docket to enter a guilty plea one week from today - on June 30 at 9 a.m., according to Jefferson County court records filed this week.
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Origin and Etymology of docket
Middle English doggette
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Definition of docket
transitive verb
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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The Miami Herald obtained both before the petition is officially docketed, sometime next week.
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First Known Use of docket
1615
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DOCKET Defined for English Language Learners
docket
playDefinition of docket for English Language Learners
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: a list of the legal cases that will be tried in a court of law
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: a list of things to do or discuss
Law Dictionary
Legal Definition of docket
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
Origin and Etymology of docket
earlier doggette, docquet summary, abstract, of unknown origin
docket
Legal Definition of docket
: 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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