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State of Kuwait · Statutory text

Article 156 of Kuwaiti Penal Code

English translation

A person shall not be considered to have killed another person if the victim does not die within one year of the occurrence of the cause of death. This period shall be calculated from the day on which the last unlawful act leading to death occurred and shall not include that day.
Arabic original
لا يعتبر الانسان أنه قتل انسانا آخر إذا لم يمت المجني عليه خلال سنة من وقوع سبب الوفاة، وتحسب هذه المدة من اليوم الذي وقع فيه آخر فعل غير مشروع افضى إلى الموت ولا تشمل هذا اليوم.

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