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Docket
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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(perhaps from "dock," to curtail or cut short, with the diminutive suffix et, but the origin of the word is obscure; it has come into use since the 15th century), in law, a brief summary or digest of a case, or a memorandum of legal decisions; also the alphabetical list of cases down for trial, or of suits pending. Such cases are said to be "on the docket." In commercial use, a docket is a warrant from the custom-house, stating that the duty on goods entered has been paid, or the label fastened to goods, showing their destination, value, contents, &c., and, generally, any indorsement on the back of a document, briefly setting out its contents.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Docket'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/d/docket.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Docket'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/d/docket.html. 1910.
