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docket definition

docket (däkit)

noun

  1. a summary, as of a legal proceeding, or a list of legal decisions
  2. ☆ a list of cases to be tried by a law court
  3. any list or summary of things to be done; agenda
  4. a label listing the contents of a package, directions, etc.

Etymology: earlier doggette, abstract, register < ? It doghetta, small heraldic bend

transitive verb

  1. ☆ to enter in a docket
  2. to put a docket, or label, on; ticket

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