Key Number
Key Number in other One-L Dictionary
The key number is a West Publishing feature to promote the location of materials. Key numbers correspond to designated points of law. Each point of law in a given opinion has a headnote which is assigned to the appropriate topic and key number within the overall classification scheme. As topics and key numbers are the uniform throughout the American Digest System and the West publishing empire, once a key number is located it can be used to locate additional resources of interest in any West product
Key Number from the Washington and Lee University School of Law Dictionary.
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| Resource | Description |
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| Subject Headings List | Alphabetical list with cross-references |
| Taxonomy | Hierarchical collection of controlled vocabulary terms |
| Thesaurus | A structured controlled vocabulary |
| Topic Map | A group of names, occurrences and associations |
| Topic Tree | A topic display format, showing the hierarchy |
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| https://legaldictionary.lawin.org/key-number | The URI of Key Number (more about URIs) |
Key number in the One-L Dictionary
In the West digest system, each topic of law is outlined and each sub-topic is numbered. These numbers are referred to as key numbers. Other digest systems number the sub-topics as well, but the “key number” phrase is a copyright of Thomson West.
Note: This Key number definition in the One-L Dictionary for new law students is from Harvard Law School (HLS).
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