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westlaw

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables
west-law
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An online legal research service most commonly used to search and retrieve United States case law, but also providing comprehensive access to statutes, regulations, and secondary sources discussing the law.

Etymology

From West + law; the publishing company was founded by John B. West and his brother Horatio in 1872.

Questions

What does westlaw mean?
An online legal research service most commonly used to search and retrieve United States case law, but also providing comprehensive access to statutes, regulations, and secondary sources discussing the law.
Where does westlaw come from?
From West + law; the publishing company was founded by John B. West and his brother Horatio in 1872.

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