10 USC § 917 - Art. 117. Provoking speeches or gestures

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title: "10 USC § 917 - Art. 117. Provoking speeches or gestures"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "917"
section_name: "Art. 117. Provoking speeches or gestures"
chapter_number: 47
chapter_name: "UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE"
subchapter_number: "X"
subchapter_name: "PUNITIVE ARTICLES"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "PERSONNEL"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 72.)"
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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.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 72.)

| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 917 | 50:711. | May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 117), 64 Stat. 139. |