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	law_n	people_n	2,690	5	4.4864	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91235	IX queries upon the printed charge of the army against the XI. members and the papers thereto annexed: submitted to the publike consideration of the Parliament, army, and all lovers of justice, truth, parliaments, and their native country.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1647 (1647)	Wing P4023; Thomason E394_1; ESTC R201616	7,588	14

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