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US Code · Through Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)

10 U.S.C. § 919: Art. 119. Manslaughter

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  1. Title 10—ARMED FORCES
  2. CHAPTER 47—UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE

(a) Any person subject to this chapter who, with an intent to kill or inflict great bodily harm, unlawfully kills a human being in the heat of sudden passion caused by adequate provocation is guilty of voluntary manslaughter and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. (b) Any person subject to this chapter who, without an intent to kill or inflict great bodily harm, unlawfully kills a human being—(1) by culpable negligence; or (2) while perpetrating or attempting to perpetrate an offense, other than those named in clause (4) of section 918 of this title (article 118), directly affecting the person; is guilty of involuntary manslaughter and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

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