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
A61897	Bishop Sanderson's judgment concerning submission to usurpers	Sanderson, Robert, 1587-1663.	1678 (1678)	Wing S607; ESTC R8226	14,341	48

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