Definition of DOCKET

docket

Plural: dockets

Noun

  • (law) the calendar of a court; the list of cases to be tried or a summary of the court's activities
  • a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to
  • A summary; a brief digest.
  • A short entry of the proceedings of a court; the register containing them; the office containing the register.
  • A schedule of cases awaiting action in a court.
  • An agenda of things to be done.
  • A ticket or label fixed to something, showing its contents or directions to its use.
  • A receipt.

Verb

Verb Forms: docketed, docketing, dockets

  • To make a summary or list of; to schedule for action.
  • place on the docket for legal action
    • "Only 5 of the 120 cases docketed were tried"
  • make a summary or abstract of a legal document and inscribe it in a list
  • To enter or inscribe in a docket, or list of causes for trial.
  • To label a parcel, etc.
  • To make a brief abstract of (a writing) and endorse it on the back of the paper, or to endorse the title or contents on the back of; to summarize.
  • To make a brief abstract of and inscribe in a book.

Examples

  • judgments regularly docketed
  • The Scrabble judge would DOCKET every disputed word, ensuring fair play.
  • to docket goods
  • to docket letters and papers

Origin / Etymology

Uncertain; perhaps a diminutive of dock.

Synonyms

agenda, schedule

Scrabble Score: 13

docket: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
docket: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
docket: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

docket: valid Words With Friends Word