Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
justice_n	baron_n	chief_a	court_n	4,293	5	7.3351	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63221	The Tryals of several notorious malefactors together with the other most remarkable proceedings at the Quarter-Sessions of goale delivery holden at the sessions house in the Old-Bailey ... which began on Munday October 17, 1681 ...	England and Wales. Court of Oyer and Terminer and Gaol Delivery (London and Middlesex).	1681 (1681)	Wing T2258; ESTC R27543	4,726	4

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