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Originally Posted by The Cobra
Provocation is not a defence to assault. He will need to use self defence, that he punched because he had a reasonable belief he ( or his family) was in imminent physical danger.
Provocation can be used to reduce murder to manslaughter.
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This post contradicts itself. Provocation can be used as a defense to assault if that provocation would lead a reasonable person to assume they were in danger. Which is what I meant when I said the court would have to decide if the provocation would be enough that a reasonable person would use violence.