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docket
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
docket
(noun)
docket
/
ˈ
dɑːkət/
noun
plural
dockets
docket
/
ˈ
dɑːkət/
noun
plural
dockets
Britannica Dictionary definition of DOCKET
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1
:
a list of the legal cases that will be tried in a court of law
The judge had to postpone some of the cases
on the docket
.
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2
:
a list of things to do or discuss
The new library will be the first item
on the committee's docket
. [=on the committee's agenda]
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