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Advanced Search

To search, choose the appropriate box for your search type below. Use either the Full Text Search box, or the Keyword search box. Then click Search to start your search, or use the "Sounds like" or "Starts with" buttons to check a word before using it in your Full Text Search. See the Advanced Search Examples or the Advanced Search Help Page for help with searching.

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Advanced Search Examples

Queries can be formed from Boolean expressions containing the words AND, OR, and NOT, and grouped with brackets. For example:

Search Example Explanation
birth certificate finds pages containing the phrase 'birth certificate'
crime OR offence finds pages containing either 'crime' or 'offence'
theft AND vehicle finds pages containing both 'theft' and 'vehicle'
registry NOT marriage finds pages containing 'registry' and not 'marriage'
(crime OR violence) AND domestic finds pages containing 'domestic' with either 'crime' or 'violence'
victim // support finds pages containing 'victim' nearby 'support'
news* finds pages containing words starting with 'news', for example 'news' and 'newsletter'

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