Yes. You can use Boolean terms and connectors when searching primary law, secondary sources, or know-how in Practitioner.
Connector | Description | Example |
AND & | Both terms are found | disability AND discrimination |
OR (space) | Either term is found | discharge OR expel |
NOT BUT NOT % | Term must not be found | sex NOT gender |
"___" | Exact phrase match | "strict liability" |
/s w/s | Terms are found within the same sentence | reasonable /s person |
/p w/p | Terms are found within the same paragraph | fraud /p inducement |
/n w/n | Terms are found within n words of each other | liability /5 insurance |
+s pre/s | Terms are found within the same sentence and in order | unlawful +s detainer |
+p pre/p | Terms are found within the same paragraph and in order | malicious +p intent |
+n pre/n | Terms within n words of each other and in order | wrongful +10 termination |
(___) | Grouping terms | (untrue OR pretextual) /p (decision OR action) |
Practitioner automatically matches some common variants:
Description | Example | Matches |
Singular matches plural and possessives | city | city, cities, city's, cities' |
Hyphenated term matches all compound words | at-will | atwill, at will, at-will |
Wildcards let you match other variants:
Wildcard | Description | Example | Matches |
....! | Matches any number of additional letters at the end of a search term | school! | school, schools, schooling, schoolhouse |
...*... | Matches one letter | withdr*w | withdraw, withdrew |