Selected quad for the lemma: judgement_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
judgement_n	defendant_n	matter_n	plaintiff_n	1,393	5	10.0338	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75732	The legislative povver is Christ's peculiar prerogative. Proved from the 9th of Isaiah, vers. 6.7. / By W.A.	Aspinwall, William, fl. 1648-1662.	1656 (1656)	Wing A4007; Thomason E498_4; ESTC R205981	64,555	56

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