Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
justice_n	aforesaid_a	offence_n	say_a	2,576	5	7.0481	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A78261	The case of the Marquess of Hertford touching the dukedome of Somerset		1642 (1642)	Wing C1114AB; ESTC R231173	874	1

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