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  • SCOPE NOTE: explains HOW the term has been used to index items in the library database; defines the term
  • USE: denotes a preferred term or phrase
  • USED FOR: indicates terms or phrases that are NOT used to index items in the library database; these terms or phrases are considered synonymous with the indicated preferred term (only use "preferred terms" when searching the library database)
  • BROADER TERM: broader or more general terms or phrases
  • NARROWER TERM: narrower or more specific terms or phrases; a subset of the indicated broader term
  • RELATED TERM: a term or phrase that is conceptually or associatively linked with the indicated preferred term

Thesaurus: 1285 entries.


LAW COMMISSION OF ONTARIO (Search for related entries in the library)

LAW ENFORCEMENT 

LAW REFORM (Search for related entries in the library)

LAWS 

Scope Note: A law is an aggregate of rules and principles of conduct enacted by a legislative authority or a court decision\.

LAY OFF 

LAY-OFF 

LAYOFFS (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: A temporary, prolonged, or final separation from employment as a result of lack of work.

LCO 

LCP 

LEASED WORKERS