Meaning bigamy
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n. the condition of having two wives or two husbands at the same ...
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"state of having two wives or husbands at the same time," mid-13c., from Old French bigamie (13c.), from Church Latin bigamia, from Late Latin bigamus "twice married," a hybrid fro [..]
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The condition of having two spouses at the same time. A marriage in which one of the parties is already legally married is bigamous and usually therefore void. In most states, if the bigamy was intent [..]
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the crime of having two wives or husbands
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n. The crime of marrying any other person while having a legal spouse living.
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For a man to commit bigamy, denotes loss of manhood and failing mentality. To a woman, it predicts that she will suffer dishonor unless very discreet.   
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[Medieval Latin bigamia, ultimately from Latin bi- two + Greek gamos marriage] : the crime of marrying someone while still legally married to someone else compare polygamy big·a·mist ...
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A mating system in which an individual has two mates or spouses. Compare monogamy and polygamy.
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Bigamy is the condition of having two wives or two husbands at the same time. The second marriage to someone who is already legally married is void and may be annulled, while there is no effect on the [..]
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(n) having two spouses at the same time(n) the offense of marrying someone while you have a living spouse from whom no valid divorce has occurred
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Typically when a male marries more than one person. However, anyone who marries another person while still legally married to another is guilty of bigamy. In most instances the two marriages are a sec [..]
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One male mates is mated with two or more females.
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bigamy


marrying a second wife/husband while the first was still living (divorces permitting remarriage could only be granted by private Acts of Parliament); a *felony
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n. the condition of having two wives or two husbands at the same time. A marriage in which one of the parties is already legally married is bigamous, void, and ground for annulment. The one who knowin [..]
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The state of having two (legal or illegal) spouses simultaneously (ecclesiastical) A second marriage
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 (Literally, bi two + gamos marriage) 1. A relationship in which one person is married to two spouses, regardless of the sex of those spouses. 2. Legal In most Western countries, the crime of entering [..]
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