Definition of bigamy in English:

bigamy

noun ˈbɪɡəmiˈbɪɡəmi

mass noun

The offence of marrying someone while already married to another person.
重婚罪
Example sentencesExamples
- Adultery, bigamy, and desertion were acceptable legal grounds.
- Well, for instance, bigamy is a federal offence, and I have little doubt that the Commonwealth could prohibit people calling themselves married.
- In 1882 Congress passed a law making bigamy a federal crime.
- Sharpe on the other hand was recorded as marrying legally in November 1990 before committing her first offence of bigamy the following May.
- Within a year the resulting notoriety provoked the newly crowned James I to promulgate an Act that made bigamy a felony.
- In July, 1968, he appeared in court for bigamy, larceny and false pretences, with 116 offences considered, and was sentenced to two years jail, suspended for three years.
- During his days in court, the criminal past of the self-confessed liar and philanderer emerged, with offences of bigamy, theft, fraud and criminal damage, and a faked suicide among two changes of identity.
- In fact, laws against bigamy, adultery, and adult incest might be defended in the interest of preventing harm to others.
- Of course, Trudy turns to old reliable Norval, but even he's smart enough to realize it would be bigamy for her to marry again.
- Police issued an arrest warrant for bigamy and John, who now lives on the Isle of Man, turned himself in last week.
- She wanted adequate safeguards against dowry, bigamy, adultery, and apostasy in the new legislation.
- For instance, is a marriage subsequent to a civil union bigamy?
- For example, Denise Robins, a wildly successful Mills & Boon star of the 1930s, wrote of rape, abduction, bigamy, suicide, illegitimacy and divorce.
- When she confronted him, ‘He told [her] that he was getting a pension and that he would give her one half of what he Recieved if she would not have him arrested for bigamy.’
- Then in December 1999 the district attorney's office charged him with bigamy because he was legally married to another woman.
- Federal and state laws against bigamy and polygamy reflect that tradition.
- But marriage itself is largely a creature of legal rules precluding divorce and prohibiting bigamy.
- But someone blew the whistle and Michael was arrested for bigamy and hauled before the courts.
- She had been sentenced at Blackpool Magistrates' Court for an offence of bigamy committed in April 2002, which she admitted.
- A man was charged with bigamy for being married to 17 wives.

Derivatives

bigamist

noun ˈbɪɡəmɪstˈbɪɡəməst

Even the Marquis himself does not know whether his son was legitimate or not; or whether his wife is a bigamist.
Example sentencesExamples
- Some women, hearing nothing for years, assumed that they were widows and married again, only for their soldier husbands to return from the wars, rendering them unwitting bigamists.
- But Margaret's husband had been a bigamist: did that disqualify her great-granddaughter?
- Apparently the first wives of bigamists did not always care to chase down their absconding husbands.
- Covered by a trail of new names, false claims, and new marital arrangements, deserters and bigamists often lurked just beyond the reach of the law.

bigamous

adjective ˈbɪɡəməsˈbɪɡəməs

But if the second marriage was bigamous and therefore invalid, then FPJ would be illegitimate and should follow his mother's, not his father's, citizenship.
Example sentencesExamples
- If a person attempted to remarry after obtaining an unrecognised foreign divorce - or a church nullity alone - the subsequent ‘marriage’ would be bigamous and void.
- Most prosecutions for bigamy fail because the complainant does not have the proof of the bigamous marriage.
- Rather, it only contains the usual bans on bigamous or incestuous marriage.
- His entering into a second marriage without dissolving his first is a bigamous act under Australian law, a matter he was well aware of.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French bigamie, from bigame 'bigamous', from late Latin bigamus, from bi- 'twice' + Greek -gamos 'married'.

Rhymes

polygamy, trigamy

Definition of bigamy in US English:

bigamy

nounˈbɪɡəmiˈbiɡəmē

The act of going through a marriage ceremony while already married to another person.
重婚罪
Example sentencesExamples
- For instance, is a marriage subsequent to a civil union bigamy?
- But marriage itself is largely a creature of legal rules precluding divorce and prohibiting bigamy.
- Well, for instance, bigamy is a federal offence, and I have little doubt that the Commonwealth could prohibit people calling themselves married.
- Within a year the resulting notoriety provoked the newly crowned James I to promulgate an Act that made bigamy a felony.
- Federal and state laws against bigamy and polygamy reflect that tradition.
- She had been sentenced at Blackpool Magistrates' Court for an offence of bigamy committed in April 2002, which she admitted.
- Then in December 1999 the district attorney's office charged him with bigamy because he was legally married to another woman.
- In fact, laws against bigamy, adultery, and adult incest might be defended in the interest of preventing harm to others.
- She wanted adequate safeguards against dowry, bigamy, adultery, and apostasy in the new legislation.
- Sharpe on the other hand was recorded as marrying legally in November 1990 before committing her first offence of bigamy the following May.
- When she confronted him, ‘He told [her] that he was getting a pension and that he would give her one half of what he Recieved if she would not have him arrested for bigamy.’
- Adultery, bigamy, and desertion were acceptable legal grounds.
- Of course, Trudy turns to old reliable Norval, but even he's smart enough to realize it would be bigamy for her to marry again.
- Police issued an arrest warrant for bigamy and John, who now lives on the Isle of Man, turned himself in last week.
- A man was charged with bigamy for being married to 17 wives.
- But someone blew the whistle and Michael was arrested for bigamy and hauled before the courts.
- In July, 1968, he appeared in court for bigamy, larceny and false pretences, with 116 offences considered, and was sentenced to two years jail, suspended for three years.
- For example, Denise Robins, a wildly successful Mills & Boon star of the 1930s, wrote of rape, abduction, bigamy, suicide, illegitimacy and divorce.
- During his days in court, the criminal past of the self-confessed liar and philanderer emerged, with offences of bigamy, theft, fraud and criminal damage, and a faked suicide among two changes of identity.
- In 1882 Congress passed a law making bigamy a federal crime.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French bigamie, from bigame ‘bigamous’, from late Latin bigamus, from bi- ‘twice’ + Greek -gamos ‘married’.

单词	bigamy
释义	Definition of bigamy in English: bigamy noun ˈbɪɡəmiˈbɪɡəmi mass noun The offence of marrying someone while already married to another person. 重婚罪 Example sentencesExamples Adultery, bigamy, and desertion were acceptable legal grounds. Well, for instance, bigamy is a federal offence, and I have little doubt that the Commonwealth could prohibit people calling themselves married. In 1882 Congress passed a law making bigamy a federal crime. Sharpe on the other hand was recorded as marrying legally in November 1990 before committing her first offence of bigamy the following May. Within a year the resulting notoriety provoked the newly crowned James I to promulgate an Act that made bigamy a felony. In July, 1968, he appeared in court for bigamy, larceny and false pretences, with 116 offences considered, and was sentenced to two years jail, suspended for three years. During his days in court, the criminal past of the self-confessed liar and philanderer emerged, with offences of bigamy, theft, fraud and criminal damage, and a faked suicide among two changes of identity. In fact, laws against bigamy, adultery, and adult incest might be defended in the interest of preventing harm to others. Of course, Trudy turns to old reliable Norval, but even he's smart enough to realize it would be bigamy for her to marry again. Police issued an arrest warrant for bigamy and John, who now lives on the Isle of Man, turned himself in last week. She wanted adequate safeguards against dowry, bigamy, adultery, and apostasy in the new legislation. For instance, is a marriage subsequent to a civil union bigamy? For example, Denise Robins, a wildly successful Mills & Boon star of the 1930s, wrote of rape, abduction, bigamy, suicide, illegitimacy and divorce. When she confronted him, ‘He told [her] that he was getting a pension and that he would give her one half of what he Recieved if she would not have him arrested for bigamy.’ Then in December 1999 the district attorney's office charged him with bigamy because he was legally married to another woman. Federal and state laws against bigamy and polygamy reflect that tradition. But marriage itself is largely a creature of legal rules precluding divorce and prohibiting bigamy. But someone blew the whistle and Michael was arrested for bigamy and hauled before the courts. She had been sentenced at Blackpool Magistrates' Court for an offence of bigamy committed in April 2002, which she admitted. A man was charged with bigamy for being married to 17 wives. Derivatives bigamist noun ˈbɪɡəmɪstˈbɪɡəməst Even the Marquis himself does not know whether his son was legitimate or not; or whether his wife is a bigamist. Example sentencesExamples Some women, hearing nothing for years, assumed that they were widows and married again, only for their soldier husbands to return from the wars, rendering them unwitting bigamists. But Margaret's husband had been a bigamist: did that disqualify her great-granddaughter? Apparently the first wives of bigamists did not always care to chase down their absconding husbands. Covered by a trail of new names, false claims, and new marital arrangements, deserters and bigamists often lurked just beyond the reach of the law. bigamous adjective ˈbɪɡəməsˈbɪɡəməs But if the second marriage was bigamous and therefore invalid, then FPJ would be illegitimate and should follow his mother's, not his father's, citizenship. Example sentencesExamples If a person attempted to remarry after obtaining an unrecognised foreign divorce - or a church nullity alone - the subsequent ‘marriage’ would be bigamous and void. Most prosecutions for bigamy fail because the complainant does not have the proof of the bigamous marriage. Rather, it only contains the usual bans on bigamous or incestuous marriage. His entering into a second marriage without dissolving his first is a bigamous act under Australian law, a matter he was well aware of. Origin Middle English: from Old French bigamie, from bigame 'bigamous', from late Latin bigamus, from bi- 'twice' + Greek -gamos 'married'. Rhymes polygamy, trigamy Definition of bigamy in US English: bigamy nounˈbɪɡəmiˈbiɡəmē The act of going through a marriage ceremony while already married to another person. 重婚罪 Example sentencesExamples For instance, is a marriage subsequent to a civil union bigamy? But marriage itself is largely a creature of legal rules precluding divorce and prohibiting bigamy. Well, for instance, bigamy is a federal offence, and I have little doubt that the Commonwealth could prohibit people calling themselves married. Within a year the resulting notoriety provoked the newly crowned James I to promulgate an Act that made bigamy a felony. Federal and state laws against bigamy and polygamy reflect that tradition. She had been sentenced at Blackpool Magistrates' Court for an offence of bigamy committed in April 2002, which she admitted. Then in December 1999 the district attorney's office charged him with bigamy because he was legally married to another woman. In fact, laws against bigamy, adultery, and adult incest might be defended in the interest of preventing harm to others. She wanted adequate safeguards against dowry, bigamy, adultery, and apostasy in the new legislation. Sharpe on the other hand was recorded as marrying legally in November 1990 before committing her first offence of bigamy the following May. When she confronted him, ‘He told [her] that he was getting a pension and that he would give her one half of what he Recieved if she would not have him arrested for bigamy.’ Adultery, bigamy, and desertion were acceptable legal grounds. Of course, Trudy turns to old reliable Norval, but even he's smart enough to realize it would be bigamy for her to marry again. Police issued an arrest warrant for bigamy and John, who now lives on the Isle of Man, turned himself in last week. A man was charged with bigamy for being married to 17 wives. But someone blew the whistle and Michael was arrested for bigamy and hauled before the courts. In July, 1968, he appeared in court for bigamy, larceny and false pretences, with 116 offences considered, and was sentenced to two years jail, suspended for three years. For example, Denise Robins, a wildly successful Mills & Boon star of the 1930s, wrote of rape, abduction, bigamy, suicide, illegitimacy and divorce. During his days in court, the criminal past of the self-confessed liar and philanderer emerged, with offences of bigamy, theft, fraud and criminal damage, and a faked suicide among two changes of identity. In 1882 Congress passed a law making bigamy a federal crime. Origin Middle English: from Old French bigamie, from bigame ‘bigamous’, from late Latin bigamus, from bi- ‘twice’ + Greek -gamos ‘married’.
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