{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-33a-117","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 33A, § 117","heading":"Provoking speeches or gestures","body":"Article 117. Provoking speeches or gestures.\nA 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.","path":["Part I","Title V","Chapter 33A"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleV/Chapter33A/Section117","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:24Z","sha256":"ead096840e19a234cd205c8829c820ac3513a3df57d796baa5ff381ccda3af8f","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-33a-116","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-33a-118-to-131"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}