{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-22-22-72","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 22, § 22-72","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in this section:\n\n1. \"Another\" means a person other than the pregnant woman;\n\n2. \"Deadly force\" means force which, under the circumstances in\n\nwhich it is used, is readily capable of causing death or serious\n\nphysical harm;\n\n3. \"Force\" means violence, compulsion, or constraint exerted\n\nupon or against another;\n\n4. \"Embryo\" means a human embryo as defined in Section 1-728.1\n\nof Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes;\n\n5. \"Pregnant\" means the female reproductive condition of having\n\nan unborn child in the woman’s body;\n\n6. \"Unborn child\" means the offspring of human beings from\n\nconception until birth; and\n\n7. \"Unlawful force\" means force which is employed without the\n\nconsent of the pregnant woman and which constitutes an offense under\n\nthe criminal laws of this state or an actionable tort.","path":["OK Code","Title 22"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os22.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"dfe7112bd3e2f0d3529cb2b135e76182897fdeaeccfa8f90b707cd3151ca702b","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-22-22-719","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-22-22-720"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}