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dock·et  (dkt)

n.

1. Law

a. A calendar of the cases awaiting action in a court.

b. A brief entry of the court proceedings in a legal case.

c. The book containing such entries.

2. A summary or other brief statement of the contents of a document; an abstract.

3. A list of things to be done; an agenda.

4. A label or ticket affixed to a package listing the contents or directions for assembling or operating.

tr.v. dock·et·ed, dock·et·ing, dock·ets

1. Law To enter in a court calendar or in a record of court proceedings.

2. To provide with a brief identifying statement.

3. To label or ticket (a parcel).

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[Middle English doggett, summary, digest.]

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docket

Noun

Chiefly Brit a label on a package or other delivery, stating contents, delivery instructions, etc.

Verb

[-eting, -eted]

to fix a docket to (a package or other delivery) [origin unknown]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	docket - (law) the calendar of a court; the list of cases to be tried or a summary of the court's activities calendar - a list or register of events (appointments or social events or court cases etc); "I have you on my calendar for next Monday" law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
	2.	docket - a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to agenda, schedule plan, program, programme - a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished; "they drew up a six-step plan"; "they discussed plans for a new bond issue" fare, menu - an agenda of things to do; "they worked rapidly down the menu of reports"
Verb	1.	docket - place on the docket for legal action; "Only 5 of the 120 cases docketed were tried" law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
	2.	docket - make a summary or abstract of a legal document and inscribe it in a list law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" sum up, summarize, summarise, resume - give a summary (of); "he summed up his results"; "I will now summarize"

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docket

noun 1. Chiefly Brit. label, bill, ticket, certificate, tag, voucher, tab, receipt, tally, chit, chitty, counterfoil

noun 2. U.S. law file, index, register

Translations

docket [ˈdɔkɪt] n (on parcel etc) → etiqueta

docket [ˈdɔkɪt] n → bordereau m;

(on parcel etc) → étiquette f or fiche f (décrivant le contenu d'un paquet etc)

docket [ˈdɔkɪt] n → Inhaltserklärung f;

(on parcel etc) → Warenbegleitschein m, Laufzettel m

docket [ˈdɔkɪt] n (on parcel etc) → etichetta, cartellino