Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
justice_n	case_n	court_n	law_n	4,039	5	4.7450	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63897	An abstract of the argument in Mr. Turner's papers concerning the marriage of an uncle with the daughter of his half-brother by the father's side	Turner, John, b. 1649 or 50.	1686 (1686)	Wing T3298A; ESTC R16211	16,140	41

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26_o 27._o of_o the_o first_o discourse_n and_o this_o be_v likewise_o prove_v more_o large_o by_o three_o other_o consideration_n mention_v afterward_o pag._n 68_o 69_o 70._o the_o first_o be_v of_o a_o privilege_n allow_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n to_o a_o knight_n elder_a son_n which_o shall_v not_o extend_v to_o the_o elder_a son_n of_o a_o baronet_n the_o second_o be_v a_o matrimonial_a custom_n concern_v the_o marriage_n of_o two_o brother_n to_o two_o sister_n or_o of_o brother_n and_o sister_n to_o sister_n and_o brother_n or_o of_o the_o son-in-law_n to_o the_o mother-in-law_n daughter_n or_o father-in-law_n daughter_n which_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o pretend_v to_o be_v disallow_v by_o our_o law_n notwithstanding_o they_o be_v all_o of_o they_o so_o great_a and_o manifest_a violation_n of_o the_o great_a and_o fundamental_a reason_n if_o all_o these_o prohibition_n which_o be_v to_o spread_v friendship_n and_o propagate_v goodwill_n and_o charity_n among_o man_n by_o 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