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Meanings of
bigamy
in English
Russian
двоеженство
Portuguese
digamia
Spanish
bigamia
Catalan
bigàmia
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Illegal second or further marriage.
Related terms
offense
Russian
двоеженство
Usage of
bigamy
in English
1
The Carmelites will not receive a married woman; it would be
bigamy
.
2
Another complained that his mother-in-law had put him in jail for
bigamy
.
3
Adultery,
bigamy
,
swearing, fighting and drinking were the order of the day.
4
No, not that kind of registry-office; I'm not about to commit
bigamy
.
5
If we had married, I suppose I would be guilty of
bigamy
.
6
If so he's committed
bigamy
,
and so much the worse for him.
7
That would be
bigamy
;
she must choose between a husband and a nunnery.
8
He did not turn a deaf ear even to the proposal of
bigamy
.
9
The Archdeacon subsequently married, or rather became guilty of ecclesiastical
bigamy
.
10
And I had Mormon ancestors who were imprisoned for consensual
bigamy
.
11
There could only have been one title for David Cross's
bigamy
comedy, though.
12
I grieve to tell you that our deceased friend committed
bigamy
.
13
Of course it's
bigamy
;
but still he's very young; and she's very pretty.
14
She next became an actress, after having been tried for
bigamy
and acquitted.
15
Can't ask the gent to go abroad and condone a
bigamy
.
16
Failing this, she may be able to prove either
bigamy
or incestuous adultery.
Other examples for "bigamy"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
bigamy
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
commit bigamy
prosecute for bigamy
try for bigamy
arrest for bigamy
charge with bigamy
More collocations
Translations for
bigamy
Russian
двоеженство
двоежёнство
бигамия
Portuguese
digamia
bigamia
Spanish
bigamia
Catalan
bigàmia
Bigamy
through the time
Bigamy
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