Legal Research Skills

The case citators listed here allow you to perform a focused search for cases that have judicially considered a specific word or phrase.

To view a dictionary definition of a word or phrase, refer to Where to start: Legal dictionaries and encyclopaedias.

Subscription databases

1. Type a term in the Words and Phrases Judicially Considered box
2. Click Search

1. Under Content types, click All Cases
2. Click Advanced next to the main search box
3. Type a term in the Words & Phrases box
4. Scroll up and click Search

1. Browse alphabetically by term, or type a term into the search box and click Search

• Note: results also include terms that have been defined in legislation