Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§893 Art. 93. Cruelty and Maltreatment
Title 10 › Subtitle A — General Military Law › PART II — PERSONNEL › CHAPTER 47 — UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE › SUBCHAPTER X — PUNITIVE ARTICLES › § 893
Summary
Anyone covered by these military rules who is cruel to, oppresses, or mistreats someone under their orders must be punished as a military court decides.
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Title 10, §893
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Any person subject to this chapter who is guilty of cruelty toward, or oppression or maltreatment of, any person subject to his orders shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.
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Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 89350:687.May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 93), 64 Stat. 136.
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10 U.S.C. § 893
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102