Depth of Treatment Stars
uses depth of treatment stars to indicate the extent to which a citing document at your organization discusses the displayed Westlaw document.
Following is a description of the depth of treatment stars that applies to your organization's documents. The definitions and the number of citing references in the descriptions below are West km defaults; your administrator may have customized these for your organization.
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Symbol |
Definition |
Description |
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Examined |
Your organization's document cites the Westlaw document 10 or more times. |
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*** |
Discussed |
Your organization's document cites the Westlaw document 6–9 times. |
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** |
Cited |
Your organization's document cites the Westlaw document 2–5 times. |
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* |
Mentioned |
Your organization's document cites the Westlaw document 1 time. |
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