on the docket
idiom
US
1
: on a list of legal cases to be heard by a court
The judge had to postpone some of the cases on the docket.
2
: on a list of things to be considered (by a group of people, such as a committee)
The new library will be the first item on the committee's docket.
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Each time, Speer has been found to be in violation and his probation has been continued subject to some modifications, the details of which are not included on the docket.
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 15 Dec. 2025
Next on the docket is a long-gestating project.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 12 Dec. 2025
The criminal affidavit remains the only court record on the docket that provides details about how the FBI landed on Cole as the primary suspect in the case.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 11 Dec. 2025
With trips to Indianapolis and Kansas City on the docket the next two weeks, more of the latter will be needed.
—Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 22 Nov. 2025
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 15 Dec. 2025
Next on the docket is a long-gestating project.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 12 Dec. 2025
The criminal affidavit remains the only court record on the docket that provides details about how the FBI landed on Cole as the primary suspect in the case.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 11 Dec. 2025
With trips to Indianapolis and Kansas City on the docket the next two weeks, more of the latter will be needed.
—Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 22 Nov. 2025
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“On the docket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20docket. Accessed 26 Dec. 2025.
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