Selected quad for the lemma: act_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
act_n	law_n	parliament_n	repeal_v	2,928	5	12.0628	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A23597	England's great interest in the choice of this new Parliament dedicated to all her free-holders and electors.	Penn, William, 1644-1718.	1679 (1679)	Wing P1278A; ESTC R222717	7,049	4

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