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Search Help - Connectors

Connectors are commands used between search words. Connectors instruct Quicklaw on the specific relationship between words in your search results.

AND Connector

Example One	age & discrimination
	This searches for documents that contain at least one occurrence of age and discrimination.
Example Two	age & discrimination & charter
	This searches for documents that contain at least one occurrence of age and discrimination and charter.

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OR Connector

Example One	marijuana OR cannabis
	This searches for documents that contain at least one occurrence of either marijuana or cannabis.
Example Two	gun OR firearm OR weapon
	This searches for documents that contain at least one occurrence of any of gun or firearm or weapon.

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Numeric Proximity Connector

instructs Quicklaw on how far away the search terms may be from each other in the document
is represented by a forward slash followed by a number (e.g., /3)
the number must be between 1 and 255 (A proximity of 1 means that the terms must be next to each other, a proximity of 2 means that the terms can be up to 2 words away from each other, etc.)
if no number is specified after the slash (e.g., motor / vehicle), Quicklaw will assume a proximity of 1
the words can appear in either order

Example One	criminal /1 code
	This searches for criminal beside code. For example, documents with criminal code will be retrieved.
Example Two	expectation /2 privacy
	This searches for expectation up to two words away from privacy. For example, documents with expectation of privacy will be retrieved.
Example Three	drug /4 abuse
	This searches for drug up to 4 words away from abuse. For example, documents with any of the following expressions will be retrieved.
	drug abuse abuse of drugs drug and alcohol abuse abuse of various addictive drugs

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Paragraph Proximity Connector

Example	priority /p creditor
	This searches for documents that have priority in the same paragraph as creditor.

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Combining Connectors

You may use a combination of connectors in one search:

Example One	libel OR defamation OR slander & qualified /1 privilege
	Documents containing any of the following will be retrieved:
	libel and qualified privilege defamation and qualified privilege slander and qualified privilege
Example Two	loss /2 memory OR amnesia
	Documents containing any of the following will be retrieved:
	loss of memory memory loss amnesia
Example Three	freedom /2 expression & charter
	Documents containing freedom of expression and charter will be retrieved.
Example Four	freedom /2 expression OR freedom /2 speech & charter
	Documents containing any of the following will be retrieved:
	freedom of expression and charter freedom of speech and charter

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