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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Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Trump's attorneys have not yet entered an appearance on the court docket as of Monday morning.
—Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2024
Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Oct. 2024
State law requires the appeals court to hand down a ruling by March 14, 2025, as the case was docketed for its August term.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 16 July 2024
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Noun
That docket is a list of people, with and without criminal convictions, who are not currently held in immigration detention.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Trump's attorneys have not yet entered an appearance on the court docket as of Monday morning.
—Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2024
Verb
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
State law requires the appeals court to hand down a ruling by March 14, 2025, as the case was docketed for its August term.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 16 July 2024
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“Docket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/docket. Accessed 23 Nov. 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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