The embodiment of the invention discloses a retrieval method, which can more accurately retrieve a required target legal document. The method comprises the steps of acquiring a retrieval word; retrieving the target legal document including the retrieval word, displaying the abstract of the target legal document recording the retrieval word, wherein the abstract is one part, including the retrieval word, of the target legal document; and after the abstract of the target legal document is selected, positioning to the location, where the abstract is located, in the target legal document, and highlighting the retrieval words in the abstract. According to the method of the embodiment of the invention, accurate positioning to the location in the document can be achieved according to the retrieval word, and thus the required target legal document can be more accurately retrieved.