Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	act_n	authority_n	parliament_n	5,570	5	6.5277	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A78966	His Majesties proclamation against a traiterous band contrived in the north	Scotland. Privy Council.; Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.; Scotland. Parliament.	1646 (1646)	Wing C2540; Thomason 669.f.9[57]; ESTC R212290	2,163	1

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