docket meaning and definition

DOCKET noun

Definition of docket (noun)

1. (law) the calendar of a court; the list of cases to be tried or a summary of the court's activities
2. a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to
   • synonyms: agenda, schedule

DOCKET verb

Definition of docket (verb)

1. place on the docket for legal action
   • "Only 5 of the 120 cases docketed were tried"
2. make a summary or abstract of a legal document and inscribe it in a list