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docket

doc·ket

UK/ˈdɒk.ɪt/ US/ˈdɑ.kɪt/ uncommon obsolete
verb (2) noun (2)

verb

1.

place on the docket for legal action

  • “Only 5 of the 120 cases docketed were tried”
2.

make a summary or abstract of a legal document and inscribe it in a list

noun

1.

(law) the calendar of a court; the list of cases to be tried or a summary of the court''s activities

2.

a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to

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Origin

Uncertain; perhaps a diminutive of dock.

Phrases

  • docketing software
  • on the docket
  • rocket docket
  • shadow docket
  • stet docket

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