The legal thesaurus was created specifically for CCH content. When this option is selected, the system will automatically look for synonyms of your search terms in addition to the terms you typed. To turn off the thesaurus, deselect this option.
You can turn this feature on and off within Preferences or Search Tools.
Options set within
Search Tools remain in effect during your current research session only.
If you click the Clear Selections or Clear Search links, those options
will be cleared immediately. Use the Preferences link to have the thesaurus
on for all searches you run.
Using the Search Tools button:
You can view synonyms of your search terms right in Search Tools.
Just type the term in the box within the Thesaurus section and click the View Synonyms button. Terms will appear in the box next to the button.