| Apply different operators to different groups of terms |
Group terms together using brackets () and operators (AND or OR) |
(google OR alphabet) AND (samsung OR sony) |
| Create a complex query |
Combine the functions above |
"class action" AND def:(Google OR "Alphabet Inc.") AND plaint:(Samsung* or Apple~) |
| Exclude certain keywords or phrases |
Apply the NOT operator |
def:Apple AND NOT def:"Apple Inc." |
| Search for one term or another |
Apply the OR operator. This is the default operator. |
google OR apple will return matches with either google or apple or both |
| Search for one term and another |
Apply the AND operator |
google AND alphabet will only return matches with both |
| Search using a phrase |
Add quotations around the phrase (") |
"google inc." will only return results that match the complete phrase |
| Search for variable endings of a root word |
Apply a wildcard using asterisk (*) |
educat* will match educate, educated, educating, education, and so on |
| Search for words with possible misspellings or variations |
Apply the fuzzyness operator (~) |
rise~ will match risk, rising, risen, rose, and so on |
| Search for words that are close together (“proximity search”) |
Use the tilde (~) symbol at the end of a phrase |
"Carole Sage"~3 will search for "Carole" and "Sage" within 3 words of each other |
| Target a specific property in my search |
Use the property name followed by a colon (:) |
def:google will only search the defendant field and return results that match google as the defendant. See below for a complete list of searchable properties. |
| Target a specific property with groups of terms |
Use the property name followed by a colon (:) then group terms together using brackets () |
def:(google or alphabet) |
