bigamy

[ big-uh-mee ]

/ ˈbɪg ə mi /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR bigamy ON THESAURUS.COM

noun, plural big·a·mies.

Law. the crime of marrying while one has a spouse still living, from whom no valid divorce has been effected.

Ecclesiastical. any violation of canon law concerning marital status that would disqualify a person from receiving holy orders or from retaining or surpassing an ecclesiastical rank.

Origin of bigamy

1200–50; Middle English bigamie<Medieval Latin bigamia (Late Latin bigam(us) bigamous + Latin -ia-y³)

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bigamy

bigamy , polyandry, polygamy, polygyny

Words nearby bigamy

bifurcation, big, biga, bigamist, bigamous, bigamy, big and bold, Big Apple, bigarade, bigarreau, big as life

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Example sentences from the Web for bigamy

But Tuesday it turned out that one congressman may have ties to a far more exotic crime; bigamy.
Congressman Accuses Wife Of Bigamy|Ben Jacobs|April 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Bigamy, or having multiple active marriage licenses, is a third-degree felony in Utah.
Was Rick Santorum Right About Polygamy After All?|Justin Miller|December 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But, according to Florida law, that would qualify as bigamy.
The Gay Divorce Trap: When Same-Sex Marriage Goes Wrong|Lizzie Crocker|September 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The LDS renounced polygamy long ago in response to bigamy laws, and doesn't recognize any splinter groups that practice polygamy.
Sister Wives Season 2: Polygamy's Strange Charm|Joyce C. Tang|March 10, 2011|DAILY BEAST

Evidently Christine had warned him in her note and he had run away to escape the suit for bigamy.
A Beautiful Alien|Julia Magruder
Canon Wilton had not mentioned Rosamund's name to the verger's widow, who had no evil thoughts of bigamy.
In the Wilderness|Robert Hichens
If I cannot convict that man of bigamy, would it not be foolish of me to try?
Kindred of the Dust|Peter B. Kyne
The exemplars of bigamy and polygamy were mainly those whose position enabled them to flaunt the public sentiment of their day.
The Bible and Life|Edwin Holt Hughes
There has never yet a case occurred where a slave has been tried for bigamy.
The Narrative of William W. Brown, a Fugitive Slave|William Wells Brown

British Dictionary definitions for bigamy

bigamy

/ (ˈbɪɡəmɪ) /

noun plural -mies

the crime of marrying a person while one is still legally married to someone else

Derived forms of bigamy

bigamist, nounbigamous, adjectivebigamously, adverb

Word Origin for bigamy

C13: via French from Medieval Latin bigamus; see bi- 1, -gamy

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	bigamy
释义	bigamy [ big-uh-mee ] / ˈbɪg ə mi / SEE SYNONYMS FOR bigamy ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural big·a·mies. Law. the crime of marrying while one has a spouse still living, from whom no valid divorce has been effected. Ecclesiastical. any violation of canon law concerning marital status that would disqualify a person from receiving holy orders or from retaining or surpassing an ecclesiastical rank. Origin of bigamy 1200–50; Middle English bigamie<Medieval Latin bigamia (Late Latin bigam(us) bigamous + Latin -ia-y³) WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bigamy bigamy , polyandry, polygamy, polygyny Words nearby bigamy bifurcation, big, biga, bigamist, bigamous, bigamy, big and bold, Big Apple, bigarade, bigarreau, big as life Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bigamy But Tuesday it turned out that one congressman may have ties to a far more exotic crime; bigamy. Congressman Accuses Wife Of Bigamy\|Ben Jacobs\|April 29, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Bigamy, or having multiple active marriage licenses, is a third-degree felony in Utah. Was Rick Santorum Right About Polygamy After All?\|Justin Miller\|December 16, 2013\|DAILY BEAST But, according to Florida law, that would qualify as bigamy. The Gay Divorce Trap: When Same-Sex Marriage Goes Wrong\|Lizzie Crocker\|September 30, 2013\|DAILY BEAST The LDS renounced polygamy long ago in response to bigamy laws, and doesn't recognize any splinter groups that practice polygamy. Sister Wives Season 2: Polygamy's Strange Charm\|Joyce C. Tang\|March 10, 2011\|DAILY BEAST Evidently Christine had warned him in her note and he had run away to escape the suit for bigamy. A Beautiful Alien\|Julia Magruder Canon Wilton had not mentioned Rosamund's name to the verger's widow, who had no evil thoughts of bigamy. In the Wilderness\|Robert Hichens If I cannot convict that man of bigamy, would it not be foolish of me to try? Kindred of the Dust\|Peter B. Kyne The exemplars of bigamy and polygamy were mainly those whose position enabled them to flaunt the public sentiment of their day. The Bible and Life\|Edwin Holt Hughes There has never yet a case occurred where a slave has been tried for bigamy. The Narrative of William W. Brown, a Fugitive Slave\|William Wells Brown British Dictionary definitions for bigamy bigamy / (ˈbɪɡəmɪ) / noun plural -mies the crime of marrying a person while one is still legally married to someone else Derived forms of bigamy bigamist, nounbigamous, adjectivebigamously, adverb Word Origin for bigamy C13: via French from Medieval Latin bigamus; see bi- 1, -gamy Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to bigamy polygyny, polyandry
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bigamy

noun, plural big·a·mies.

Origin of bigamy

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bigamy

Words nearby bigamy

Example sentences from the Web for bigamy

British Dictionary definitions for bigamy

noun plural -mies

Derived forms of bigamy

Word Origin for bigamy

Words related to bigamy