Plural of docket; official labels, tickets, or documents recording information about cases, items, or transactions; or a list of legal cases to be tried.
From the singular 'docket,' possibly from Dutch 'docquet.' The plural form became standardized in legal English, where court dockets remain essential records.
A court's docket is like the table of contents for justice—it tells you what cases are coming, what's been decided, and theoretically, it's the most transparent record of how the legal system works.
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