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on the docket

Definition of on the docket

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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.

Word by Word Definitions

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: a brief written summary of a document : abstract
: a formal abridged record of the proceedings in a legal action
: a register of such records

: to place on the docket for legal action
: to make a brief abstract of (something, such as a legal matter) and inscribe it in a list
: to inscribe (something, such as a document) with an identifying statement

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