Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
justice_n	king_n	law_n	parliament_n	8,718	5	6.8422	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80371	Considerations upon the bill for the relief of poor prisoners, humbly submitted to the wisdom of the high court of Parliament now sitting.		1696 (1696)	Wing C5922B; ESTC R223162	1,344	1

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