docket
[ dok-it ]
/ ˈdɒk ɪt /
noun
Also called trial docket.
a list of cases in court for trial, or the names of the parties who have cases pending.
Chiefly British.
- an official memorandum or entry of proceedings in a legal cause.
- a register of such entries.
- any of various certificates or warrants giving the holder right to obtain, buy, or move goods that are controlled by the government, as a custom-house docket certifying duty has been paid.
the list of business to be transacted by a board, council, legislative assembly, or the like.
British.
a writing on a letter or document stating its contents; any statement of particulars attached to a package, envelope, etc.; a label or ticket.
verb (used with object), dock·et·ed, dock·et·ing.
Origin of docket
First recorded in 1475–85; earlier
dogget, of obscure origin
OTHER WORDS FROM docket
re·dock·et, verb (used with object), re·dock·et·ed, re·dock·et·ing. un·dock·et·ed, adjectiveWords nearby docket
dock,
dock-walloper,
dockage,
docken,
docker,
docket,
dockhand,
docking bridge,
docking keel,
docking station,
dockland
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British Dictionary definitions for docketing
docket
/ (ˈdɒkɪt) /
noun
verb (tr)
Word Origin for docket
C15: of unknown origin