Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	common_a	king_n	power_n	7,032	5	4.9612	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A92405	Remarques upon the new project of association: In a letter to a friend.	Paterson, William, 1658-1719.	1681 (1681)	Wing R949B; ESTC R182616	10,538	17

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