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  1. 1. n. A small piece of paper or parchment, containing the heads of a writing; a summary or digest. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. 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. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. 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. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. A list or calendar of causes ready for hearing or trial, prepared for the use of courts by the clerks. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. A list or calendar of business matters to be acted on in any assembly. Source: opted
  6. 6. v. t. 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. Source: opted
  7. 7. v. t. To make a brief abstract of and inscribe in a book; as, judgments regularly docketed. Source: opted
  8. 8. v. t. To enter or inscribe in a docket, or list of causes for trial. Source: opted
  9. 9. v. t. To mark with a ticket; as, to docket goods. Source: opted
  10. 10. n. (law) the calendar of a court; the list of cases to be tried or a summary of the court's activities Source: wordnet
  11. 11. n. a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to Source: wordnet
  12. 12. v. place on the docket for legal action Source: wordnet

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