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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Docket \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.
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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.
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3. To mark with a ticket; as, to docket goods.
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