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172: Punishment of murder
or “If you murder someone, you could go to jail forever, but there are special rules about this.”
You could also call this:

“This law says you can go to jail for up to 14 years if you try to kill someone on purpose.”

If you try to murder someone, even if you don’t succeed, you can be sent to prison. The law says that if you attempt to murder someone, you might go to jail for up to 14 years. This means that even if you don’t actually kill the person, but you tried to, you can still get in big trouble. The law takes attempts to murder very seriously, even if no one dies.

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or “Encouraging or trying to get someone else to kill a person, even if the killing doesn't happen, is against the law.”
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Part 8 Crimes against the person
Murder, manslaughter, etc

173Attempt to murder

  1. Every one who attempts to commit murder is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 14 years.

  2. Repealed
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  • 1908 No 32 s 188
Notes
  • Section 173(2): repealed, on , by section 164(b) of the Sentencing Act 2002 (2002 No 9).