Criminal Code of the Republic of China Article 273
This English translation was last updated on 2025-08-01, but the Chinese text was amended on 2026-07-22. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.
Any person who kills others on the scene by righteous indignation shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than seven years.An attempt to commit an offense specified in the preceding paragraph is punishable.
中文原文 中華民國刑法第273條
當場激於義憤而殺人者，處七年以下有期徒刑。
前項之未遂犯罰之。
前項之未遂犯罰之。