10 U.S.C. § 917

§917. Art. 117. Provoking speeches or gestures

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U.S.C. Title 10 - ARMED FORCES
10 U.S.C.

United States Code, 2024 Edition

Title 10 - ARMED FORCES

Subtitle A - General Military Law

PART II - PERSONNEL

CHAPTER 47 - UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE

SUBCHAPTER X - PUNITIVE ARTICLES

Sec. 917 - Art. 117. Provoking speeches or gestures

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§917. Art. 117. Provoking speeches or gestures

Any person subject to this chapter who uses provoking or reproachful words or gestures towards any other person subject to this chapter shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 72.)

Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)

917
50:711.
May 5, 1950, ch. 169, §1 (Art. 117), 64 Stat. 139.

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