Ky. Rev. Stat. § 515.010 : — KENTUCKY PENAL CODEROBBERY — Definition TEXT PDF The following definition applies in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: "Physical force" means force used upon or directed toward the body of another person. KRS 515.010 Effective:1/1/1975 Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 406, sec. 129, effective1/1/1975.