{"data":{"id":"us/10-u.s.c.-917","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"10 U.S.C. § 917","heading":"Art. 117. Provoking speeches or gestures","body":"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.","path":["Title 10—ARMED FORCES","CHAPTER 47—UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc10@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:10Z","sha256":"8e52c5ef33a15dfcffb8831048a524d22e8cbf6038cd4bb45c157f3fc6ec37aa","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/10-u.s.c.-916","next":"us/10-u.s.c.-917a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}