bigamy
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big·a·my
(bĭg′ə-mē)n.
The criminal offense of marrying one person while still legally married to another.
[Middle English bigamie, from Old French, from Medieval Latin bigamia, from Late Latin bigamus, twice married : Latin bi-, two; see bi-1 + Greek gamos, marriage; see -gamous.]
big′a·mist n.
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bigamy
(ˈbɪɡəmɪ)n, pl -mies
(Law) the crime of marrying a person while one is still legally married to someone else
[C13: via French from Medieval Latin bigamus; see bi-1, -gamy]
ˈbigamist n
ˈbigamous adj
ˈbigamously adv
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big•a•my
(ˈbɪg ə mi)n., pl. -mies.
the act of marrying one person while still being legally married to another. Compare monogamy, polygamy (def. 1).
[1200–50; Middle English bigamie < Medieval Latin bigamia]
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bigamy
the condition of having two spouses simultaneously. — bigamist, n. — bigamous, adj.
See also: Crimethe state or practice of being married to more than one wife or one husband at a time. — bigamist, n. — bigamous, adj.
See also: Marriage-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Noun | 1. | bigamy - having two spouses at the same time law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" marriage, matrimony, spousal relationship, wedlock, union - the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce); "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union" |
2. | bigamy - the offense of marrying someone while you have a living spouse from whom no valid divorce has occurred regulatory offence, regulatory offense, statutory offence, statutory offense - crimes created by statutes and not by common law |
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Translations
bigamie
bigami
bigámia
tvíkvæni
bigamiškasdvipatystėturinti du vyrusturintis dvi žmonas
bigāmija, divlaulība
bigamia
iki eşlilikiki karılı/kocalı olma
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bigamy
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bigamy
n → Bigamie f
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bigamy
(ˈbigəmi) noun marriage to two wives or two husbands at once (a crime in some countries). He's been charged with committing bigamy.
ˈbigamist nounˈbigamous adjective
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