Docket - A log containing the complete history of each case in the form of brief chronological entries summarizing the court proceedings.⏎
Contract - An agreement between two or more people that creates an obligation to do or not to do a particular thing.⏎
Defendant - In a civil case, the person or organization against whom the plaintiff brings suit; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.⏎
Debtor - A person who has filed a petition for relief under the Bankruptcy Code.⏎
Damages - Money that a defendant pays a plaintiff in a civil case if the plaintiff has won. Damages may be compensatory (for loss or injury) or punitive (to punish and deter future misconduct).⏎