Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
justice_n	chief_a	law_n	lord_n	7,276	5	3.9306	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77719	Mr. Brunskell's case and proposals	Brunskell, Percivall, 17th cent.	1690 (1690)	Wing B5236; ESTC R205837	10,341	4

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