Meaning

6 senses
  1. A short entry of the proceedings of a court; the register containing them; the office containing the register.

    Prozessregister

  2. A schedule of cases awaiting action in a court.

    Prozessliste

    (law) the calendar of a court; the list of cases to be tried or a summary of the court's activities

  3. An agenda of things to be done.

  4. A ticket or label fixed to something, showing its contents or directions to its use.

  5. (Australia)A receipt.

  6. (obsolete)A summary; a brief digest.

Examples

6 sentences
  1. What's on the docket for today?

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  2. "Well," she asked her secretary, "what's on the docket for today?"

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  3. Our lawsuit is still on the docket, waiting for a hearing date.

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  4. The court has a crowded docket, so minor cases may face long delays.

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  5. The judge glanced at the docket to see which cases were scheduled for the morning.

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Translations

3 languages
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By meaning 2
short entry of the proceedings of a court:
schedule of cases in a court:

Origin

Uncertain; perhaps a diminutive of dock.

Uncertain; perhaps a diminutive of dock.

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Forms

plural: dockets

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to:agendaschedule

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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