Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	day_n	defendant_n	plaintiff_n	1,434	5	10.7453	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46630	A narrative of the unfaithful and vexatious practises of Nicholas Clark attroney,[sic] against Marmaduke James Clerk, and his servants.	James, Marmaduke.	1673 (1673)	Wing J432A; ESTC R219990	12,012	14

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