Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Bail dock
a small compartment in a courtroom used to hold a criminal defendant during trial.
DWOP docket
A list of cases that the court has set for possible dismissal for want of prosecution. - Also termed doowop docket. See dismissal for want of prosecution under DISMISSAL (1).
Dock
n. 1. A structure that encloses water, often between two piers, in which ships are received for loading, unloading, safekeeping, or repair. 2. The part of a warehouse or other building (usu. elevated with oversized doors) at which trucks are received for loading and unloading. 3. English law. In a criminal court, the enclosure in which the prisoner is placed during trial <it was through his own deliberate choice that Mr. Bourne found himself in the dock at the Old Bailey, charged with a felony>.
Dockage
A charge for the use of a dock, esp, while a vessel is undergoing repairs.
Docket
ub. 1. To make a brief entry in the docket of the proceedings and filings in a court case <to docket the filing date>. 2. To abstract and enter in a book <to docket a judgment>3. To schedule (a case) for trial or some other event < the case was docketed for a May trial>. See DOCKET, n.
Dockmaster
English law. An officer who directs the mooring and removal of ships to avoid the obstruction of commerce.
appearance docket
A list of the parties and lawyers participating in an action, together with a brief abstract of the successive steps in the action.
dock receipt
An interim certificate issued by a maritime shipping company for the delivery of goods at the dock. o A dock receipt entitles the designated person to receive a bill of lading. -Also termed dock warrant. See DOCUMENT OF TITLE.
dock sale
A sale in which a purchaser takes possession of the product at the seller's shipping dock, esp. for transportation outside the state.
dock warrant
See DOCK RECEIPT.
docket call
A court session in which attorneys (and sometimes parties) appear in court to report the status of their cases. 0 For example, they may announce readiness for trial or report the suit's settlement
docket fee
A fee charged by a court for filing a claim.
docket number
A number that the court clerk assigns to a case on the court's docket.
doowop docket
Slang. See DWOP docket under DOCKET (2).
judgment docket
A book that a court clerk keeps for the entry or recordation of judgments, giving official notice of existing judgment liens to interested parties. - Also termed judgment book; judgment file; judgment record; judgment roll. 2. A schedule of pending cases <the case is third on Monday's trial docket>. - Also termed court calendar; cause list; trial calendar.
preferred docket
A list of cases set for trial, arranged in order of priority. 0 Criminal cases are, for example, generally given precedence over civil cases on the preferred docket because of the constitutional right to a speedy trial. 3. DOCKET CALL <the agreed judgment was signed at the court's uncontested docket call on May 24>. 4. A written abstract that provides specific information (usu. about something attached); esp., a label <check the docket to determine the goods' destination and value >.
rocket docket
1. An accelerated dispute-resolution process. 2. A court or judicial district known for its speedy disposition of cases. 3. A similar administrative process, in which disputes must be decided within a specified time (such as 60 days).