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noun
Docket  n.  
1.
A small piece of paper or parchment, containing the heads of a writing; a summary or digest.
2.
A bill tied to goods, containing some direction, as the name of the owner, or the place to which they are to be sent; a label.
3.
(Law)
(a)
An abridged entry of a judgment or proceeding in an action, or register or such entries; a book of original, kept by clerks of courts, containing a formal list of the names of parties, and minutes of the proceedings, in each case in court.
(b)
(U. S.) A list or calendar of causes ready for hearing or trial, prepared for the use of courts by the clerks.
4.
A list or calendar of business matters to be acted on in any assembly.
On the docket, in hand; in the plan; under consideration; in process of execution or performance. (Colloq.)





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"Docket" Quotes from Famous Books



... cash, gave a check, which the bank stamped N. G. when presented. Finally, Britton exchanged three notes for the worthless check, but the first two notes have fallen due, and have proved as worthless as the check. So the case is on the court docket. ...
— The Arena - Volume 4, No. 24, November, 1891 • Various


Words linked to "Docket" :   law, summarise, agenda, menu, plan, jurisprudence, resume, sum up, set, programme, program, summarize, place, lay, position, put, schedule


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