Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
justice_n	great_a	judge_n	law_n	2,946	5	4.3598	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93417	The Humble petition of the prisoners in the fleet: as it was presented to his Highness the Lord Protector, and his Honourable councell. The 18th. day of May, 1655. Remonstrating the illegality of outlaries, arrests, and imprisonments, in civill, and personall actions. With an expedient for the satisfaction of all debts for ever, without arrests or imprisonment.	Smith, William, fl. 1655.	1655 (1655)	Wing S4263; Thomason E843_3	5,905	8

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