Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	defendant_n	judgement_n	plaintiff_n	1,984	5	10.5099	5	true

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59706	Action upon the case for slander, or, A methodical collection under certain heads of thousands of cases dispersed in the many great volumns of the law, of what words are actionable and what not and of a conspiracy, and of a libel : being a treatise of very great use and consequence to all men, especially in these times, wherein actions for slander are more common than in times past : with an exact table annexed for the ready finding out of any thing therein / by W. Sheppard.	Sheppard, William, d. 1675?	1662 (1662)	Wing S3173A; ESTC R30143	259,716	226

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be_v imprison_v for_o it_o or_o that_o the_o common_a fame_n be_v that_o he_o do_v it_o dyer_n 236._o broo._n 127._o new_a book_n of_o entry_n 26_o 27._o nor_o can_v one_o justify_v the_o charge_v of_o one_o with_o felony_n after_o he_o have_v a_o pardon_n hobb_n rep._n pl._n 106._o 11_o if_o in_o this_o action_n the_o plea_n be_v not_o guilty_a and_o part_n of_o the_o actionable_a word_n only_o be_v find_v this_o will_v maintain_v the_o action_n but_o if_o the_o defendant_n take_v a_o traverse_v to_o the_o word_n contra._n noys_n rep._n 134._o 12_o the_o action_n be_v for_o this_o thou_o do_v keep_v and_o sell_v by_o false_a weight_n and_o in_o twenty_o four_o shilling_n bestow_v thy_o weight_n be_v false_a two_o ounce_n and_o thy_o man_n will_v be_v a_o witness_n against_o thou_o and_o i_o will_v prove_v it_o the_o defendant_n justify_v in_o plead_v that_o the_o plaintiff_n keep_v a_o shop_n and_o use_v unlawful_a weight_n and_o by_o such_o weight_n sell_v by_o reason_n whereof_o 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