Prize fighting; engaging

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MA Code › Part IV › Title I › Chapter 265 › Section 9

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Section 9. Whoever, except as provided in sections thirty-two to fifty, inclusive, of chapter one hundred and forty-seven, by previous appointment or arrangement, engages in a fight with another person shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than ten years or by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars.

Section 9. Whoever, except as provided in sections thirty-two to fifty, inclusive, of chapter one hundred and forty-seven, by previous appointment or arrangement, engages in a fight with another person shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than ten years or by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars.

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Prize fighting; engaging · Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 265, sec. 9 | Frix