Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
justice_n	authority_n	law_n	power_n	2,872	5	4.6226	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52459	Natural allegiance, and a national protection, truly stated, being a full answer to Dr. G. Burnett's vindication of himself	Northleigh, John, 1657-1705.	1688 (1688)	Wing N1300; ESTC R18568	74,173	110

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