Section 241: Manslaughter and wounds and blows in defence of property by day
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241. Manslaughter and wounds and blows in defence of property by day
(1) Les crimes et délits mention- (1) The crimes and misdemeannés à la section 240 sont également ours mentioned in section 240, are
excusables, s’ils ont été commis likewise excusable, if they have
en repoussant pendant le jour, been committed in repelling, during
l’escalade ou l’effraction des clôtu- the day, the scaling or breaking
res, murs ou entrée d’une maison ou down of any enclosure, wall, or end’un appartement habité, ou de leurs trance of any house or inhabited
dépendances. apartment, or of the dependencies
thereof.
(2) Si le fait est arrivé pendant la (2) Where the act takes place
nuit, ce cas est réglé par la sec- during the night, the matter is govtion 247. erned by section 247.
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Questions this section answers
- Is killing or injuring someone excused if it happens while repelling a daytime break-in?