A docket is a certificate or ticket which shows the contents of something such as a parcel or cargo, and proves who the goods belong to.
[British]
The clerk asked me to sign the docket.
Synonyms: label, bill, ticket, certificate More Synonyms of docket
2. countable noun
A docket is a list of cases waiting for trial in a law court.
[mainly US]
The Court has about 1,400 appeals on its docket.
Synonyms: file, index, register More Synonyms of docket
docket in British English
(ˈdɒkɪt)
noun
1. mainly British
a piece of paper accompanying or referring to a package or other delivery, stating contents, delivery instructions, etc, sometimes serving as a receipt
2. law
a.
an official summary of the proceedings in a court of justice
b.
a register containing such a summary
3. British
a.
a customs certificate declaring that duty has been paid
b.
a certificate giving particulars of a shipment and allowing its holder to obtain a delivery order
4.
a summary of contents, as in a document
5. US
a list of things to be done
6. US law
a.
a list of cases awaiting trial
b.
the names of the parties to pending litigation
verb(transitive)
7.
to fix a docket to (a package, etc)
8. law
a.
to make a summary of (a document, judgment, etc)
b.
to abstract and enter in a book or register
9.
to endorse (a document, etc) with a summary
Word origin
C15: of unknown origin
docket in American English
(ˈdɑkɪt)
noun
1.
a summary, as of a legal proceeding, or a list of legal decisions
2. US
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.
verb transitive
5. US
to enter in a docket
6.
to put a docket, or label, on; ticket
Word origin
earlier doggette, abstract, register < ? It doghetta, small heraldic bend
Examples of 'docket' in a sentence
docket
So I signed Kevin's docket, then we got the trolley into the van, secured it to the bulkhead, and closed the roller door.
Magnus Mills THE SCHEME FOR FULL EMPLOYMENT (2003)
Inevitably, there was a docket to sign, which Rob described as unimportant but necessary, and at last I could continue my journey.
Magnus Mills THE SCHEME FOR FULL EMPLOYMENT (2003)
We placed the docket sheet for the Juan Gonzalez case on the table in front of him.
William Lashner FATAL FLAW (2003)
1 (noun)
Definition
a label on a package or other delivery, stating contents, delivery instructions, etc.
British)
The clerk asked me to sign the docket.
Synonyms
label
He peered at the label on the bottle.
bill
ticket
a price ticket
certificate
tag
Staff wore name tags and called inmates by their first names.
voucher
The winners will each receive a voucher for a pair of cinema tickets.
tab
a small red tab sewn on to the side of the pocket
receipt
I wrote her a receipt for the money.
tally
chit
chitty
counterfoil
2 (noun)
The Court has 1,400 appeals on its docket.
Synonyms
file
index
There's even a special subject index.
register
registers of births, deaths and marriages
Additional synonyms
in the sense of index
Definition
an alphabetical list of names or subjects dealt with in a book, indicating where they are referred to
There's even a special subject index.
Synonyms
list,
listing,
key,
guide,
register
in the sense of receipt
Definition
a written acknowledgment that money or goods have been received