on the docket

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on the docket - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Docket \Dock"et\, n. [Dock to cut off + dim. suffix -et.]
     1. A small piece of paper or parchment, containing the heads
        of a writing; a summary or digest.
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     2. A bill tied to goods, containing some direction, as the
        name of the owner, or the place to which they are to be
        sent; a label. --Bailey.
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     3. (Law)
        (a) An abridged entry of a judgment or proceeding in an
            action, or register or such entries; a book of
            original, kept by clerks of courts, containing a
            formal list of the names of parties, and minutes of
            the proceedings, in each case in court.
        (b) (U. S.) A list or calendar of causes ready for hearing
            or trial, prepared for the use of courts by the
            clerks.
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     4. A list or calendar of business matters to be acted on in
        any assembly.
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     On the docket, in hand; in the plan; under consideration;
        in process of execution or performance. [Colloq.]
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