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The 194th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  1. General Laws
  2. Part I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
  3. Title V MILITIA
  4. Chapter 33A MASSACHUSETTS CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE
  5. Section 117 Provoking speeches or gestures

Section 117

Section 117: Provoking speeches or gestures

Article 117. Provoking speeches or gestures.

A person subject to this code who uses provoking or reproachful words or gestures towards another person subject to this code shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.