DOCKET

docket. Docket, n. a direction tied upon goods, a summary, a list of cases in court

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Dock″et (?), n. [[Dock to cut off + dim. suffix -et.]] 1. 1. A small piece of paper or parchment, containing the heads of a writing; a summary or digest.
2. 2. A bill tied to goods, containing some direction, as the name of the owner, or the place to which they are to be sent; a label. Bailey.
3. 3. (Law) (a) An abridged entry of a judgment or proceeding in an action, or register or such entries; a book of original, kept by clerks of courts, containing a formal list of the names of parties, and minutes of the proceedings, in each case in court. (b) (U. S.) A list or calendar of causes ready for hearing or trial, prepared for the use of courts by the clerks.
4. 4. A list or calendar of business matters to be acted on in any assembly.
On the docket, in hand; in the plan; under consideration; in process of execution or performance.