docket

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
docket/ˈdɒkɪt/

▶noun

• 1 Brit. a document accompanying a consignment of goods that lists its contents, certifies payment of duty, or entitles the holder to delivery.

• 2 N. Amer. a list of cases for trial or people having cases pending.

  ■ S. African a file of information about a legal case.

▶verb (dockets, docketing, docketed)

• 1 mark (a consignment or package) with a document listing the contents.

• 2 N. Amer. enter (a case or suit) on to a list of those due to be heard.

– origin C15 (orig. denoting a short abstract or summary): perh. from dock4.