docket

noun dock·et \ ˈdä-kət \

|Updated on: 15 Aug 2018

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Definition of docket

1 : a brief written summary of a document : abstract

2 a (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

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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

Recent Examples of docket from the Web

Their discretion lies more in procedural rulings and sentencing decisions, issues that occupy only a small part of a justice’s docket.

— kevin cope, Washington Post, "Exactly how conservative are the judges on Trump’s short list for the Supreme Court? Take a look at this one chart.," 7 July 2018
Then, in February 2016, Justice Antonin Scalia died suddenly, throwing the court’s docket into disarray.

— matt ford, The New Republic, "The Supreme Court’s Conservatives Take Their Long-Awaited Shot at Unions," 27 June 2018
The full docket was provided to Ars by Crystal House, a former volunteer who had worked with Huddleston.

— cyrus farivar, Ars Technica, "Man who saved NCC-1701-D touring bridge pleads guilty to child porn charge," 22 June 2018
During the spring and summer of 2017, judges around the nation were unnecessarily pulled out of their courtrooms for temporary assignments along the U.S.-Mexican border, further swelling court dockets.

— jeremy mckinney, Fortune, "Commentary: America's Immigration Court System Is in Trouble," 11 Apr. 2018
Sea cucumber cases are not terribly common in his office, said Aaron Peterson, the attorney with the state Office of Special Prosecutions handling the case as part of a statewide fish and wildlife docket.

— zaz hollander, Anchorage Daily News, "Southeast Alaska fishermen illegally caught $35,000 worth of sea cucumbers, troopers say," 15 Mar. 2018
Kazen had spent the previous nine years handling the county’s mental-health docket.

— gilbert garcia, San Antonio Express-News, "Probate Court judge once again faces ethics questions," 3 July 2018
He and his brothers, Donnie and Paul, own 24 fully-functioning Wahlburger fast food joints with two in the process of having soft openings and 14 more on the docket to open this year.

— dave quinn, PEOPLE.com, "Mark Wahlberg Flexes His Abs at 47 in Shirtless Post to Celebrate LeBron James' Move to Lakers," 3 July 2018
Court dockets were rearranged during the Obama administration to give priority to unaccompanied children’s cases.

— julia ainsley, NBC News, "Trump's order could detain families together indefinitely. But where will they stay?," 20 June 2018

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Origin and Etymology of docket

Middle English doggette

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First Known Use: 15th century

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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docket Synonyms

Synonyms

agenda, calendar, program, schedule, timetable;

Related Words

card, dance card, exercises, plate;

arrangement, order, ordering, organization, sequence, setup;

Phrases

bill of fare;

Other Legal Terms

actionable, alienable, carceral, chattel, complicity, decedent, larceny, malfeasance, modus operandi

docket

verb

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

Recent Examples of docket from the Web

Some days, federal court dockets log a dozen or more new cases.

— fred schulte, Sun-Sentinel.com, "How America got hooked on the deadly drug OxyContin," 18 June 2018
Some days, federal court dockets log a dozen or more new cases.

— fred schulte, Sun-Sentinel.com, "How America got hooked on the deadly drug OxyContin," 18 June 2018
Some days, federal court dockets log a dozen or more new cases.

— fred schulte, Sun-Sentinel.com, "How America got hooked on the deadly drug OxyContin," 18 June 2018
The court’s other death-penalty case docketed so far is equally disturbing.

— matt ford, The New Republic, "What the New Supreme Court Will Decide," 29 June 2018
Some days, federal court dockets log a dozen or more new cases.

— fred schulte, Sun-Sentinel.com, "How America got hooked on the deadly drug OxyContin," 18 June 2018
Some days, federal court dockets log a dozen or more new cases.

— fred schulte, Washington Post, "How America Got Hooked On A Deadly Drug," 13 June 2018
For the budget year 2017, the state Division of Administrative Hearings docketed 244 appeals of Florida school board decisions, with the largest number of them being filed in South Florida.

— Anchorage Daily News, "Parkland shooter always in trouble, never expelled. Why didn’t school system do more?," 21 Feb. 2018
For the budget year 2017, the state Division of Administrative Hearings docketed 244 appeals of Florida school board decisions, with the largest number of them being filed in South Florida.

— Anchorage Daily News, "Parkland shooter always in trouble, never expelled. Why didn’t school system do more?," 21 Feb. 2018

First Known Use of docket

1615

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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actionable, alienable, carceral, chattel, complicity, decedent, larceny, malfeasance, modus operandi

DOCKET Defined for English Language Learners

docket

noun

Definition of docket for English Language Learners

: a list of the legal cases that will be tried in a court of law
: a list of things to do or discuss

Law Dictionary

docket

noun dock·et \ ˈdä-kət \

legal Definition of docket

1 a : 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

2 a : 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

transitive verb

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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