Dokar

doka doka ce ko rubuce-rubuce na doka na majalisa. Dokoki yawanci suna bayyana, ba da umarni ko hana wani abu. Dokoki sun bambanta da dokar kotu da dokar da ba a rubuta ba (wanda aka fi sani da doka ta kowa) saboda su ne nufin da aka bayyana na majalisar dokoki, ko hakan ya kasance a madadin ƙasa, jiha ko lardin, gundumar, karamar hukuma, ko haka. Dangane da tsarin shari'a, ana iya kiran doka a matsayin "aiki."  

 Magana 
Kalmar ta bayyana a cikin amfani a Turanci tun farkon karni na 14. "Statute" da rubutun Ingilishi na baya sun samo asali ne daga kalmomin Tsohon Faransanci statut, statute, estatu, ma'ana " (royal) promulgation, (legal) statute. " Wadannan kalmomi sun samo asali daga Late Latin statuutum, ma'anar "doka, doka. "

 Buga da tsari 
A kusan dukkanin kasashe, ana buga sabbin dokoki da aka kafa kuma ana rarraba su don kowa ya iya duba dokar doka. Ana iya yin wannan a cikin hanyar Jaridar gwamnati, wanda zai iya haɗawa da wasu nau'ikan sanarwa na shari'a da gwamnati ta fitar, ko kuma a cikin jerin littattafai waɗanda abubuwan da ke ciki sun iyakance ga ayyukan majalisa. A kowane nau'i, ana buga dokoki a al'ada a cikin tsari na lokaci bisa ga ranar da aka kafa.  [<span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2025)">citation needed</span>]

Matsalar duniya da 'yan majalisa suka fuskanta a cikin tarihin ɗan adam ita ce yadda za a shirya ka'idojin da aka buga. Irin waɗannan wallafe-wallafen suna da al'ada na fara ƙarami amma suna girma cikin sauri a tsawon lokaci, yayin da ake aiwatar da sabbin dokoki don amsa buƙatun lokacin. A ƙarshe, mutanen da ke ƙoƙarin neman doka an tilasta su tsara su ta hanyar dokoki da yawa da aka kafa a lokuta daban-daban a lokaci don sanin waɗanne ɓangarorin har yanzu suna aiki.  [<span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2025)">citation needed</span>]

Maganin da aka karɓa a kasashe da yawa shine tsara dokar doka ta yanzu a cikin shirye-shiryen batutuwa (ko "ƙididdiga") a cikin wallafe-wallafen da ake kira lambobin, sannan tabbatar da cewa ana tsara sabbin dokoki akai-akai don su ƙara, gyara, soke ko motsa sassa daban-daban na lambar. Hakanan, a ka'idar, lambar za ta nuna halin yanzu na dokar doka a wannan iko. A cikin kasashe da yawa dokar doka ta bambanta da kuma ta kasance ƙarƙashin dokar tsarin mulki.  [citation needed][<span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2025)">citation needed</span>]