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docket fee.See FEE(1).[Blacks Law 8th]

docket  entry.A  note  made  in  the  court’s  formal  record  of  proceedings  and  filings.  See DOCKET(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

docket  call.A  court  session  in  which  attorneys  (and  sometimes  parties)  appear  in  court  to report the status of their cases. • For example, they may announce readiness for trial or report the suit’s settlement. — Often shortened to docket. [Blacks Law 8th]

docket,n.1. A formal record in which a judge or court clerk briefly notes all the proceedings and  filings  in  a  court  case  <review  the  docket  to  determine  the  filing  date>.  —  Also  termed judicial  record; bench  docket;  docket sheet. [Cases:  Appeal  and  Error    493–543; Criminal  Law 1086.1–1088.20. C.J.S. Appeal and Error §§ 440–457; Criminal Law…

dockage. A charge for the use of a dock, esp. while a vessel is undergoing repairs. [Blacks Law 8th]

dock,n.1.  A  structure  that  encloses  water,  often  between  two  piers,  in  which  ships  are received  for  loading,  unloading,  safekeeping,  or  repair.  [Cases: Wharves    4.  C.J.S. Wharves §§ 1–2,  4–5.]  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 …

DOC.abbr.DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE. [Blacks Law 8th]

do (doh). [Latin] Hist. I give. • This term was considered the oldest and aptest way to effect a feoffment and gift. [Blacks Law 8th]

DNR order.abbr.DO-NOT-RESUSCITATE ORDER. [Blacks Law 8th]

DNA identification.A  method  of scientific identification  based  on a person’s  unique  genetic makeup;  specif.,  the  comparison  of  a  person’s  deoxyribonucleic  acid  (DNA)  —  a  patterned chemical  structure  of  genetic  information  —  with  the  DNA  in  a  biological  specimen  (such  as blood,  tissue,  or  hair)  to  determine  whether  the  person  is  the  source  of  the  specimen. …