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Definition of Bigamy

Bigamy
Bigamy Big"a*my, n. [OE. bigamie, fr. L. bigamus twice married; bis twice + Gr. ? marriage; prob. akin to Skt. j[=a]mis related, and L. gemini twins, the root meaning to bind, join: cf. F. bigamie. Cf. Digamy.] (Law) The offense of marrying one person when already legally married to another. --Wharton. Note: It is not strictly correct to call this offense bigamy: it more properly denominated polygamy, i. e., having a plurality of wives or husbands at once, and in several statutes in the United States the offense is classed under the head of polygamy. In the canon law bigamy was the marrying of two virgins successively, or one after the death of the other, or once marrying a widow. This disqualified a man for orders, and for holding ecclesiastical offices. Shakespeare uses the word in the latter sense. --Blackstone. --Bouvier. Base declension and loathed bigamy. --Shak.

Meaning of Bigamy from wikipedia

- In a culture where only monogamous relationships are legally recognized, bigamy is the act of entering into a marriage with one person while still legally...
- final, they can still be convicted of bigamy if they marry a new person. According to the Edmunds Act, bigamy is punishable by "a fine of not more than...
- legally married to another. Bigamy may also refer to: Bigamy (canon law) Bigamy (1922 film), a German silent drama film Bigamy (1927 film), a German silent...
- Operation Bigamy a.k.a. Operation Snowdrop was a raid during the Second World War by the Special Air Service in September 1942 under the command of Lieutenant...
- c. 11, sometimes called the Bigamy Act 1603, the Bigamy Act 1604, the Statute of Bigamy 1603 or the Statute of Bigamy 1604, was an Act of the Parliament...
- Was It Bigamy? is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Charles Hutchison and starring Edith Thornton, Earle Williams and Wilfred Lucas. A woman...
- The Statute of Bigamy (Latin: Statutum de Bigamis, 4 Edw. 1) was an English law p****ed in 1276. It encomp****ed six chapters on a variety of subjects, but...
- consent. In countries that ban polygamy, the offence is commonly called bigamy, though the penalty varies between jurisdictions. In some countries where...
- Bigamy (German: Bigamie) is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Jaap Speyer and starring Heinrich George, Maria Jacobini, and Anita Dorris. Heinrich...
- Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), charged with bigamy under the Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act after marrying Amelia Jane Schofield while still married...