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Versions of s. 34(1)

C-46 — Criminal Code · 2 versions · View current text

Historical text comes from the Justice Laws point-in-time corpus and is unofficial — not the official version.

  1. 2013-03-11 to present available View Source
    EveryA one who is unlawfully assaulted without having provoked the assault is justified in repelling force by force if the force he usesperson is not intendedguilty toof causean deathoffence or grievous bodily harm and is no more than is necessary to enable him to defend himself.if
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    A person is not guilty of an offence if

  2. 2003-01-01 to 2013-03-11 View Source

    Every one who is unlawfully assaulted without having provoked the assault is justified in repelling force by force if the force he uses is not intended to cause death or grievous bodily harm and is no more than is necessary to enable him to defend himself.