docket

(dŏk'ĭt)
n.

1. Law.
   1. A calendar of the cases awaiting action in a court.
   2. A brief entry of the court proceedings in a legal case.
   3. The book containing such entries.
2. A summary or other brief statement of the contents of a document; an abstract.
3. A list of things to be done; an agenda.
4. A label or ticket affixed to a package listing the contents or directions for assembling or operating.

tr.v., -et·ed, -et·ing, -ets.

1. Law. To enter in a court calendar or in a record of court proceedings.
2. To provide with a brief identifying statement.
3. To label or ticket (a parcel).

[Middle English doggett, summary, digest.]

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noun

An organized list, as of procedures, activities, or events: agenda, calendar, lineup, order of the day (often used in plural), program, schedule, timetable. See planned/unplanned.

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

A written list of judicial proceedings set down for trial in a court.

To enter the dates of judicial proceedings scheduled for trial in a book kept by a court.

In practice, a docket is a roster that the clerk of the court prepares, listing the cases pending trial.

An appearance docket contains a list of the appearances in actions and a brief abstract of the successive steps in each case.

A judgment docket is a listing of the judgments entered in a particular court that is available to the public for examination. Its purpose is to give official notice of the existence of liens or judgments to interested parties.

A docket fee is a sum of money charged for the docketing of a case or a judgment or a set amount chargeable as part of the costs of the action.

For a list of words related to docket, see:

• Customs, Formalities, and Practices - docket: court’s official record of proceedings and calendar of upcoming cases

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - huskeseddel, ordreblanket, kvittering, bilag, bestillingsseddel, vareliste, tolddeklaration, retsliste
v. tr. - havnekvarter, sætte mærkeseddel i, indbringe for retten

Nederlands (Dutch)
bon, bestelformulier, agenda, rol, document, label, audiëntieblad, register van vonnissen, etiketteren, inschrijven, op de rol plaatsen

Français (French)
n. - étiquette, fiche (indiquant le contenu d'un paquet, etc), (Jur) registre des jugements rendus, rôle des causes, tables des matières, index, (GB) récépissé de douane, certificat de paiement de droits de douane
v. tr. - résumer, (Jur) enregistrer ou consigner sommairement, (fig) prendre note de, faire une fiche pour, étiqueter

Deutsch (German)
n. - Liste, Zollquittung, Bestellschein, Inhaltsangabe
v. - mit Inhaltsangabe versehen, etikettieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - περιληπτικό σημείωμα, (αναγνωριστική) ετικέτα δέματος, (ΗΠΑ) πινάκιο δικών
v. - τοποθετώ (αναγνωριστική) ετικέτα

Italiano (Italian)
registro

Português (Portuguese)
n. - sumário (m) de documento
v. - registrar

Русский (Russian)
ярлык, реестр судебных дел, перечень

Español (Spanish)
n. - rótulo, etiqueta, lista, certificado de aduana, orden del día, agenda
v. tr. - rotular, etiquetar, listar, agendar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - adresslapp (på paket), register, licens
v. - rubricera, etikettera, inregistrera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
一览表, 备忘录, 事项表, 标签, 在...上附加摘要

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 一覽表, 備忘錄, 事項表, 標簽
v. tr. - 在...上附加摘要

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 판결록, 소송 명부, 짐표, 관세 지불 증명서
v. tr. - 판결록에 기입하다, 짐표를 붙이다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 荷札, 覚え書き
v. - 荷札を付ける

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قائمه بالبضائع المسلمه, قائمه بالأعمال المنجزة, بطاقه تعليمات تنص على محتويات طرد (فعل) يلصق بطاقه تعليمات على شئ, يضع خلاصه لشئ أو قائمه بقرارات محكمه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תמצית (של דו"ח), תווית, רשימה (של תיקים), סימן, פתק‬
v. tr. - ‮כלל ברשימה, הדביק תווית‬

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