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Search Syntax
This document describes the syntax for entering searches.
Boolean Searches
You are allowed the use of
the Boolean operators AND, OR, and NOT to combine the elements in
your search.
Enter: frivolous
and appeal and Anders
Find:
documents containing the words frivolous,
appeal and Anders
Enter: frivolous
appeal Anders
Find:
documents containing the words frivolous,
appeal and Anders
This search is identical to the
first search.
Enter: frivolous
or appeal or Anders
Find:
documents containing either frivolous,
appeal or Anders
Enter: not
frivolous and not Anders
Find:
documents which do not contain the words frivolous and Anders
Enter: frivolous
appeal or Anders
Find:
documents containing frivolous and either appeal or Anders.
Enter: frivolous
and appeal or Anders
Find:
documents containing either frivolous
and appeal or just Anders.
Wildcard
Searches
Searches can include the
wildcard symbols * and ?. The * replaces multiple characters (up
to 80). The ? replaces a single character.
Enter: litigat*
Find: litigate, litigation,
litigating, ...
Enter: *ealth
Find: stealth, health, wealth,
...
Enter: J?n
Find: Jan, Jon
Searching
for Phrases
When you enter two words in
a search, the Web Publisher retrieves all documents containing
these two words:
Enter: John Anderson
Find: John Smith v Sam Anderson
To find words directly next to each other, place square brackets
[ ] around the phrase.
Enter: [John Smith]
Find: John Smith v Sam Anderson
Fuzzy
Searching
A fuzzy search helps you
locate information when you're not sure of the spelling
Enter: {fuzzy}
Smith
Find:
Documents containing either Smith, Smythe ....
NOTE: Search commands such as FUZZY must be
entered in curly braces { }. This tells the Search Engine that
the word FUZZY is a command and not a term in your search.
Proximity
Searching
A Proximity Search locates
two words or phrases occurring within a specified proximity of
one another. This enables you to use the natural elements
contained within blocks of normal text (Words, Lines, Sentences
and Paragraphs) to tailor your search.
Enter: Thomas
{vicinity :0P Justice}
Find:
documents where Justice and Thomas
appear in the same paragraph.
The Proximity Search
supports the following modifiers
W - Words
L - Lines
S - Sentences
P - Paragraphs
B - Before
A - After
E - On either side of
0 (Zero) - In the same Word, Line,
Sentence, or Paragraph
You can mix these modifiers to create a variety of searches:
Enter: Justice
{vicinity :1WB Thomas}
Find:
documents where Justice appears 1 word before Thomas.
Enter: remanded
{vicinity :2LA reversed}
Find:
documents where remanded appears within 2 lines after reversed.
Enter: frivolous {vicinity :1SE
sanction}
Find:
documents where frivolous appears 1 sentence either side of sanction.
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