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10 U.S.C. 917: Art. 117. Provoking speeches or gesturesText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 10-ARMED FORCESCHAPTER 47-UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE
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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 .)

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50:711.

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