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قانون العقوبات No repeal recorded

المادة 140

Article 140 of Penal Code. Legislative decree No. 340 of 1 Mar 1943. Published in Official Gazette issue 4104 of 27 Oct 1943. No repeal recorded in our sources.

المادة 140

الجريمة المقترفة في حالة الاضطرار تلزم مدنيا من حصلت لمنفعته بقدر الضرر الذي اتاه.

Art. 140: L'infraction commise en etat de necessite oblige civilement celui au profit duquel elle a eu lieu dans la mesure du prejudice qu'il a evite.

Possibly affected, check: قانون تاريخ 07/01/1949, article 151 repeals all earlier provisions that contradict it, without naming them. This article is among the texts it links to. Whether it still applies is a lawyer's judgement.

المادة 140 من قانون العقوبات https://lebaneselegislation.com/decree/244611/article/140/