Dock"et (?), n. [Dock to cut off
+ dim. suffix -et.] 1. A small piece of
paper or parchment, containing the heads of a writing; a summary or
digest.
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. (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. 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.
[Colloq.]
Dock"et, v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Docketed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Docketing.] 1. To make a brief abstract
of (a writing) and indorse it on the back of the paper, or to
indorse the title or contents on the back of; to summarize; as, to
docket letters and papers. Chesterfield.
2. (Law) (a) To make a
brief abstract of and inscribe in a book; as, judgments regularly
docketed. (b) To enter or inscribe
in a docket, or list of causes for trial.
3. To mark with a ticket; as, to
docket goods.