DOCK IT DEFINITION TRIAL
Ī 1910 law dictionary states the terms trial docket and calendar are synonymous. A usage note in this 1893 text warns that term docket and calendar are not synonymous. It was long used in England for legal purposes (there was an official called the Clerk of the Dockets in the early nineteenth century), although discontinued in modern English legal usage.ĭocket was described in The American and English Encyclopedia of Law as a courts summary, digest, or register. the tail of a dog or horse) a long document summarised has been docked, or docket using old spelling.
The derivation and original sense are obscure, although it has been suggested that it derives from the verb "to dock", in the sense of cutting short (e.g. The term originated in England it was recorded in the form "doggette" in 1485, and later also as doket, dogget(t), docquett, docquet, and docket. In the late nineteenth century the term referred to a large folio book in which clerks recorded all filings and court proceedings for each case, although use has been documented since 1485. In the United Kingdom in modern times it is an official document relating to delivery of something, with similar meanings to these two elsewhere.
( October 2009) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Ī docket in the United States is the official summary of proceedings in a court of law. You may improve this article, discuss the issue on the talk page, or create a new article, as appropriate. The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with the United States and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject.
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