Selected quad for the lemma: judgement_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
judgement_n	court_n	plaintiff_n	verdict_n	1,622	5	10.9552	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76259	A help to magistrates, and ministers of justice, also a guide to parish and ward-officers. : Containing, 1. Plain directions for justices of the peace ... 2. To their clerks in drawing forms of warrants, and other necessary writings. 3. A help to grand and petty juries. 4. Penalties upon forestallers ... 5. The rates of servants wages ... 6. Some directions to coroners and their inquests ... 7. Customs ... peculiar to the city of London in privileges, law-matters ... 8. The office and duty of a high constable ... 9. The office and duty of churchwardens and sidesmen. 10. The office and duty of the overseers of the poor. 11. The office and duty of toll-keepers and fair-keepers. 12. The office and duty of surveyors of highways, scavengers, &c.	P. B., Gent.	1700 (1700)	Wing B150A; ESTC R172533	117,286	226

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deceit_n 1._o of_o foreign_a attachment_n etc._n etc._n by_o the_o custom_n of_o london_n one_o may_v detach_n either_o money_n or_o good_n of_o the_o defendant_n either_o in_o the_o plaintiff_n own_o hand_n or_o in_o the_o custody_n of_o a_o three_o person_n in_o either_o the_o mayor_n or_o sheriff_n court_n and_o there_o if_o the_o defendant_n appear_v not_o the_o good_n or_o money_n may_v be_v condemn_v the_o attachment_n be_v enter_v in_o the_o office_n as_o action_n be_v but_o with_o this_o difference_n they_o enter_v the_o hour_n of_o the_o day_n when_o the_o attachment_n be_v make_v for_o if_o many_o attachment_n be_v make_v and_o come_v against_o one_o man_n good_n the_o first_o be_v first_o serve_v he_o who_o good_n be_v attach_v in_o another_o man_n hand_n may_v come_v and_o offer_v himself_o to_o prison_n or_o put_v in_o bail_n and_o dissolve_v the_o attachment_n and_o after_o have_v a_o writ_n of_o privilege_n though_o he_o render_v himself_o to_o prison_n gratis_o 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