Search connectors, such as and, or, near, and not, and commands, such as atleast, help narrow a search by defining relationships between your search terms.

Lexis automatically interprets many common legal phrases, such as limited liability partnership or summary judgment, as phrases, rather than as individual search terms. However, if you want to be sure a phrase you are searching for is interpreted as a phrase, enclose it in quotation marks.

"determination of deficiency"

"right to work"

When you enter text into the Shepard's^® Narrow By Search Within Results box and select OK, that text is processed as a terms and connectors search.

The following articles provide descriptions and examples for each connector.