The possessor and the holder may use force to repel any act of usurpation or interference.
Civil Code
2015 English source edition · Current applicability not established.
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Article 976
Use of Force · Preserved transcription; page attribution imported from the source collection. Verify against the original.
Where the property has been taken away from him either by violence or secretly, he may take it back forthwith, either by expelling the usurper or by seizing the property from the hands of a usurper caught in the act or when running away.
He shall refrain from any act of violence which is not justified in the circumstances.