docket
docket Lexical Profile
docket Game Scores & Validity
• noun
North American A calendar or list of legal cases awaiting trial or action in a court of law, or an official summary record of the proceedings in a case.
"The judge reviewed the morning docket to see how many hearings were scheduled before noon."
A list or program of matters to be acted upon or considered; an agenda.
"Budget reform is the first item on the legislative docket for the upcoming session."
British A document, label, or ticket accompanying a package or delivery that lists its contents, customs clearance, or instructions.
"The warehouse manager signed the delivery docket after verifying that all twenty crates had arrived intact."
• verb
North American To enter or inscribe (a legal case or matter) on an official court calendar or list of proceedings.
"The court clerk docketed the appeal for argument during the autumn term."
To endorse or mark (a document or parcel) with a brief summary of its contents, filing details, or routing instructions.
"She docketed each incoming contract with the date of receipt before placing it in the vault."
• Rhymes for docket
Word Origin & Etymology
First recorded in late Middle English as 'dogget', probably derived from the verb 'dock' (meaning to cut short or curtail) with the diminutive suffix '-et', originally referring to a brief summary or abridgment of a legal document.