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
A90192	A declaration of the Lord Broghil, and the officers of the army of Ireland in the province of Munster	Orrery, Roger Boyle, Earl of, 1621-1679.; Ireland. Army.	1660 (1660)	Wing O475; Thomason 669.f.24[26]; ESTC R211713	6,282	1

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