Single TermExample
disclosure
Return all cases containing the word disclosure. Terms joined with AND(disclosure and inadvertant)
Using AND narrows your search.This search return only case that contain both terms.Tip: Use paranthesis() for this term, especially when searching for more than two terms. Excluding terms preceded by NOT or a -hyphendisclosure NOT inadvertant
Excluding terms preceded by NOT or -hyphen will narror your search if any result contain the words you are excluding.This search return case that contain the word disclosure, but exclude any of those which also contain the word inadvertant.Tip: You can restrict multiple terms using -hyphen. Terms joined with OR(disclosure OR discovery)
Using OR brodens your search.The search return all cases that contain the word disclosure in addition to all that contains the word discovery.Tip: Use paranthesis for this term, especially when searching for more than two terms. Nested search(disclosure OR discovery) and inadvertent
Use ( ) to define which terms will be searched first. This search expands the results to locate all cases that contain disclosure in addition to all that contain discovery, and then limits that pool to only those which also contain the word inadvertent. Exact phrase"inadvertent disclosure"
Using quotation marks limits your search more than using AND. This search returns only those cases that contain those words in this exact order. Proximity searchdisclosure inadvertent@10
The “@10” operator returns results that contain disclosure and inadvertent within 10 words of each other. Using proximity search will return fewer results than using AND, and more results than searching for an exact phrase.Use a smaller or larger number to contact or expand the results found by the search.Restriction: Use of “w/#” is not currently supported. Wildcard searchdisclos*
Typing the asterisk character in place of a word ending returns results containing the word stem you type followed by any word ending. The example search returns results containing the words disclosure, disclosures, disclosing, discloses, disclosed, etc....