docket
n. C2 Proficiency US //ˈdɑkət// UK //dˈɒkɪt// dock·et
n. a list of cases or legal matters that a judge or court is handling. It is like a schedule of everything that needs to be decided.
n. a list of legal cases or matters scheduled for hearing or trial. Often used in the context of a court's calendar or a judge's daily schedule.
The judge reviewed the docket before the morning session.
The court clerk updated the docket to reflect the new deadlines for the upcoming civil trials.
Legal scholars often analyze the docket of the Supreme Court to predict which cases will be heard during the next term and how the justices might rule.
Uncertain; perhaps a diminutive of dock.