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
docketed; docketing; dockets
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
Examples of docket in a Sentence
Noun
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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Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
The position wields significant power in the city government, controlling which items reach the council's docket and assigning the rest of the members to committees that guide policy decisions.
—Andrew Keatts, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
Gene Maddaus, Variety, 26 Nov. 2024
The ruling from the Nevada Supreme Court was docketed but not fully available as of Monday afternoon.
—Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Oct. 2024
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On Tuesday, Porter waited in an Orange courtroom for nearly three hours as the judge worked through a docket of more than a dozen domestic violence cases.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
The position wields significant power in the city government, controlling which items reach the council's docket and assigning the rest of the members to committees that guide policy decisions.
—Andrew Keatts, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
Verb
The next step for the prosecutor would be to file a docketing statement with the Court of Appeals, indicating the questions to be decided.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 26 Nov. 2024
The ruling from the Nevada Supreme Court was docketed but not fully available as of Monday afternoon.
—Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Docket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/docket. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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docket
1 of 2 noun
dock·et
ˈdä-kət 
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
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
Rorie Sherman
b
: the caseload of a court
a great part of our docket consisted of regulatory agency cases—R. H. Bork
R. H. Borkdocket
2 of 2 transitive verb
: 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
W. R. LaFave and J. H. IsraelEtymology
Noun
earlier doggette, docquet summary, abstract, of unknown origin
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