bigamy

big·a·my  (bg-m)

n.

The criminal offense of marrying one person while still legally married to another.

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[Middle English bigamie, from Old French, from Medieval Latin bigamia, from Late Latin bigamus, twice married : Latin bi-, two; see bi-¹ + Greek gamos, marriage; see -gamous.]

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biga·mist n.

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bigamy [ˈbɪgəmɪ]

n pl -mies

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

[via French from Medieval Latin bigamus; see bi-¹, -gamy]

bigamist  n

bigamous  adj

bigamously  adv

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bigamy

the condition of having two spouses simultaneously. — bigamist, n. — bigamous, adj.

See also: Crime

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the state or practice of being married to more than one wife or one husband at a time. — bigamist, n. — bigamous, adj.

See also: Marriage

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bigamy - having two spouses at the same time law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" marriage, matrimony, spousal relationship, wedlock, union - the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce); "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union"
	2.	bigamy - the offense of marrying someone while you have a living spouse from whom no valid divorce has occurred regulatory offence, regulatory offense, statutory offence, statutory offense - crimes created by statutes and not by common law

Translations

bigamy [ˈbɪgəmɪ] N → bigamia f

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bigamy [ˈbɪgəmi] n → bigamie f
Big Apple n
the Big Apple → New York, la ville de New York
big band

n → big band m

modif [music, sound] → de big band; [era] → des big bands
Big Bang n
the Big Bang → le big bang
big bang theory Big Bang theory n → théorie f du big bang
big business n

(= big companies) → les grandes entreprisesfpl → les grandes firmes fpl

to be big business (= profitable activity) → être un secteur lucratif
big cat n (lion, tiger) → grand félin m, fauve m
big cheese n → gros bonnet m
big city n
the big city (as place of opportunity) → la grande ville
big deal

n

(= important thing) → grosse affaire f
it's no big deal (= not difficult) → ce n'est pas la mer à boire
to make a big deal of sth → faire toute une affaire de qch

excl (= so what) → et après!
big dipper n → montagnes fpl russes
big end n [car] → tête f de bielle
big fish n (= important person) → gros poisson m
big game n → gros gibier m

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bigamy

n → Bigamie f

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bigamy [ˈbɪgəmɪ] n → bigamia

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bigamy [ˈbɪgəmɪ] n → bigamia

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bigamy

n bigamy [ˈbigəmi]

marriage to two wives or two husbands at once (a crime in some countries) He's been charged with committing bigamy. bigamie, tweewywery الجَمْعُ بيْنَ زوجَيْن أو زَوْجَتَيْن في وقتٍ واحِد двубрачие bigamie bigami die Bigamie διγαμία bigamia kaksikabielu دو همسری kaksiavioisuus bigamie בִּיגַמיָה द्विविवाह bigamija bigámia beristri dua, bigami tvíkvæni bigamia 重婚 중혼 dvipatystė bigāmija, divlaulība bigami bigamie bigami, dobbeltekteskap bigamia bigamia bigamie двубрачие bigamia bigamija bigamija bigami, tvegifte การมีคู่ครองทีเดียวสองคน iki eşlilik, iki karılı/kocalı olma 重婚(罪) двошлюбність دو شادیاں کرنا lấy hai vợ, hai chồng 重婚罪

n bigamist

bigamis مُتَزوِّج مِن امءرَأَتيْن، مُتَزَوِّجَه من رَجُليْن двуженец bigamista bigamist der/die Bigamist(in) ο δίγαμος bígamo kahenaisepidaja, kahemehepidaja داشتن دو همسر kaksiavioinen henkilö bigame בִּיגַמִיסְט द्विपत्नीक, द्विपतिका bigamist bigámista orang beristri dua tvíkvænismaður bigamo 重婚者 중혼자 turintis dvi žmonas, turinti du vyrus bigāmists (ar divām sievām/diviem vīriem) bigamis bigamist bigamist bigamista bígamo bigam двоеженец; двумужница bigamista, -ka bigamist bigamista bigamist ผู้มีสามีหรือภรรยาสองคน iki eşli kişi 犯重婚罪者 двоєженець; двоємужниця دو شادیان کرنے والا người phạm tội hai vợ, hai chồng 犯重婚罪者

adj bigamous

bigamiese مُتَعَلِّق بِزواج من إثْنَيْن أو إثْنَتَيْن двубрачен bigamický bigamistisk bigamisch δίγαμος, διγαμικός bígamo kaksikabieluline شخص دو همسره kaksiavioinen bigame אָשֶם בְּבִּיגַמיָה द्विविवाही, दुहाजू bigamni kettős házasságban élő yang beristri dua tvíkvænis- bigamo 重婚の 중혼의 bigamiškas bigāmijas- melakukan bigami bigamisch bigamisk, som har to ektefeller bigamiczny bígamo bigam двубрачный bigamický bigamen bigaman skyldig till (innebärande) bigami ซึ่งมีคู่ครองทีเดียวสองคน iki eşli, iki karılı/kocalı 重婚的 двошлюбний تعدد ازواج سے متعلق có hai vợ/ có hai chồng 重婚的