SEARCH GUIDE
STANDARD (DEFAULT) SEARCH USES "AND" OPERATOR, EXACT SEARCH
GovRegs's Regulations search engine by default performs exact searches. It also treats two or more searched words as if connected with AND.
| fish origin | Returns only regulations containing fish AND origin. Also does not include fishes, fishing, origination, etc. (see Wildcards). |
BOOLEAN OPERATORS (MUST BE CAPITALIZED)
| AND | Returns only Regulations containing both fish and origin (default) | fish AND origin |
| OR | Returns Regulations containing either fish or origin | fish OR origin |
| NOT | Returns only Regulations containing fish but not origin | fish NOT origin |
Notes
Any combination of Boolean operators is allowed: broker AND examination AND days NOT cargo NOT taxpayer
Grouping is possible by use of parentheses: (broker AND examination AND days) NOT (cargo OR taxpayer) NOT markets
WILD CARDS / TRUNCATION / FUZZY SEARCHES
Regulations Mobile allows various types of approximation searches.
| * | Find the root word plus any no. of characters |
fish*finds: fish, fisher, fishing, etc. u*nfinds: upon, uniform, unitarian |
| ? | Each ? finds one character anywhere in the word except the first character |
fis?finds: fish, fist, fisk ?FTAfinds: NAFTA, UKFTA, AUFTA, etc. |
| ~n | Following with ~n will return similarly spelled words. "n" ranges from 0 (least similar) to 1 (most similar). Default is 0.5 |
fish~finds: disc, fish, fast fish~.7finds: wish, fish |
Notes
You may combine any Boolean operator & Wild Card: ?and NOT (sand OR land)
PROXIMITY OPERATORS
| " "~n Within n words of each other in either direction | "nafta certificate origin"~10 |
| Combine with NOT to exclude results containing words in a certain proximity | Certification NOT "certification origin"~10 |
RELEVANCE BOOST
Regulations Mobile allows users to boost the relevance of terms in any search
| ^n Boosts relevance of the term in a search. Scale is 1-10 | Canada^7NAFTA |
