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What is the Definitions feature?
The Definitions feature helps you draft faster and more consistently by giving you a clear overview of defined and capitalised terms in your document.
It makes it easy to find and verify definitions, helping you catch common drafting issues - especially in long documents.
With Definitions, you can:
View definitions and capitalised terms in organised lists and tables.
Jump directly to a definition or usage in your Word document.
Identify ghost definitions (terms that are defined but never used).
Spot capitalised terms missing a definition.
✅When to use it
Quickly access the definitions you need without searching manually
Ensure terms are used consistently throughout the document
Make your document clearer and easier to understand by validating key definitions
⚠️ When not to use it
When definitions are stored outside the document, as they won’t be included
When detailed legal interpretation is required, as this feature does not replace professional judgment
How it works
Definitions is split into two areas:
Definition List (definitions in lists/tables)
Capitalised Terms (capitalised terms used multiple times)
Definition List
The Definition List shows definitions found in dedicated definition sections - such as bulleted lists, numbered lists or tables (including definitions in table cells).
If a definition is not used elsewhere in the document, it is marked with an exclamation mark (this is a “ghost definition”).
Click a row to jump directly to that definition in your Word document:
Capitalised Terms
The Capitalised Terms panel lists capitalised words or phrases that appear at least twice in the document.
Select a term to see every paragraph where it appears. You can click a paragraph to jump to that location in Word.
If a capitalised term appears to be missing a definition, it is flagged with a warning symbol.
Because LawVu Draft uses AI to analyse documents in seconds, the Capitalised Terms panel can occasionally include false positives (for example, person names, place names, or common capitalised words).
Review flagged items and ignore those that don’t require definitions.
Refresh the analysis
After you insert or remove paragraphs, the “jump to paragraph” navigation may become inaccurate.
If this happens:
Click Sync (top-right).
LawVu Draft will re-analyse the document and update the lists.
