Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	court_n	judge_n	law_n	3,228	5	4.7516	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19775	The vievv of Fraunce	Dallington, Robert, 1561-1637.; Michell, Francis, Sir, b. 1556.	1604 (1604)	STC 6202; ESTC S109214	101,702	171

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