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bigamy

(bɪgəmi)
uncountable noun
Bigamy is the crime of marrying a person when you are already legally married to someone else.

bigamy in British English

(ˈbɪɡəmɪ)
nounWord forms: plural -mies
the crime of marrying a person while one is still legally married to someone else
Derived forms
bigamist (ˈbigamist)
noun
bigamous (ˈbigamous)
adjective
bigamously (ˈbigamously)
adverb
Word origin
C13: via French from Medieval Latin bigamus; see bi-1, -gamy

bigamy in American English

(ˈbɪgəmi)
nounWord forms: plural ˈbigamies
the act of marrying a second time while a previous marriage is still legally in effect: when done knowingly, it is a criminal offense
Word origin
ME & OFr bigamie < LL bigamus < L bi-, bi-1 + Gr gamos, marriage: see gamo-

Examples of 'bigamy' in a sentence
bigamy

`Yes, for instance with that person who sent me the card with your address, who your wife says must think you've been committing bigamy.
Ferrars, Elizabeth THY BROTHER DEATH (2002)
All this is assuming you don't start running us in for bigamy - or murder.
Penn, John UNTO THE GRAVE (2002)
No. If she were married she could have got out of that marriage with Rakewell on grounds of bigamy.
Fidelis Morgan THE RIVAL QUEENS: A COUNTESS ASHBY DE LA ZOUCHE MYSTERY (2002)
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