Bigamy 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 intentional, it is also a crime.
Bigamy definition:
Being married to more than one person at the same time; a criminal offence in most jurisdictions.
Related Terms: Marriage, Polyandry, Polygamy, Adultery ...
Bigamy
(n) Bigamy is the practice of having more than one living spouse at a time. when one party to a marriage is legally married and not separated legally , then the second marriage is bigamous and hence void.
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BIGAMY - Criminal offense of having two or more wives or husbands at the same time.
Bigamy: A criminal offense committed when one spouse enters a marriage when the previous marriage has not been terminated.
Bill of Particulars: The formal title for information attached to a complaint or petition.
Bigamy. The offense of having two husbands or wives at the same time, the one de jure and the other de facto. 1 Bishop, Mar. & Div.§ 296. Strictly speaking, bigamy means "twice married", as its derivative shows.
Bigamy
Being married to more than one person at the same time. This is a criminal offence in most countries.
bigamy
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.
Bigamy:
Being legally married to more than one spouse at a time, which is considered a criminal offense. Compare with polygamy.
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BIGAMY, crim. law, domestic relations. The wilful contracting of a second marriage when the contracting party knows that the first is still subsisting; or it is the state of a man who has two wives, ...
bigamy
n. the condition of having two wives or two husbands at the same ...
bilateral contract
n. an agreement in which the parties exchange promises for each t...
Bigamy Being "married" to more than one person. Purists argue in terms of "what is marriage?" Some offer convincing arguments. Yet, in the face of constant pressures for change, civil law protects marriage of one man to one woman.
Warren Jeffs waives his extradition hearing, and will be extradited to Washington County, Utah, where he will first face charges as an accomplice to bigamy and rape in arranging polygamous marriages between older men and underage girls.
Definition - adj
1 : guilty of bigamy <a ~ spouse>
2 : involving bigamy <a ~ marriage>
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annulment ("nullity of marriage"): A legal action that says your marriage was never legally valid because of unsound mind, incest, bigamy, being too young to consent, fraud, force, or physical incapacity.
polygamy : the offense of having several and specif. more than two spouses at one time compare bigamy poÂ-lygÂ-aÂ-mous [-mÉ™s] adj ...
Spousal abuse Â- Child abuse
Child abduction Â- Child marriage
Adultery Â- Bigamy Â- Incest
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as the place where a person is living with the ultimate intention of making it his or her home. A person who obtains a divorce under these circumstances may seek alimony, or payment thereof, in any state and is immune from the charge of bigamy if he ...
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