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polygamy

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polygamy
n.
Simultaneous marriage to more than one person.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


polygamy
Having more than one wife or husband at the same time, usually more than just two (which is bigamy). It is a crime in all states.
Category: Divorce & Family Law
Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits

Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.


polygamy
n. The condition of having more than a single spouse at one time.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.


polygamy
The offense of willfully and knowingly having more than one wife or husband at the same time. The offense of willfully and knowingly entering into a second marriage while validly married to another individual is bigamy.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


polygamy
The offense of willfully and knowingly having more than one wife or husband at the same time. The offense of willfully and knowingly entering into a second marriage while validly married to another individual is bigamy.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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  • Polygamy — Po*lyg a*my, n. [Gr. ?; cf. F. polygamie.] 1. The having of a plurality of wives or husbands at the same time; usually, the marriage of a man to more than one woman, or the practice of having several wives, at the same time; opposed to monogamy;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • polygamy — noun полигамия, многобрачие Syn: bigamy, polyandry, polygyny Ant:monogamy, monogyny …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

  • polygamy — 1> многобрачие, полигамия …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

  • polygamy — polygamy. См. полигамия. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • Polygamy — Toba chieftain and his wives, 1892 Polygamy (from πολύς γάμος polys gamos, translated literally in Late Greek as often married )[1] is a marriage which includes more than two partners.[1] …   Wikipedia

  • polygamy — /peuh lig euh mee/, n. 1. the practice or condition of having more than one spouse, esp. wife, at one time. Cf. bigamy (def. 1), monogamy (def. 1). 2. Zool. the habit or system of mating with more than one individual, either simultaneously or… …   Universalium

  • polygamy — noun /pəˈlɪgəmi/ a) The having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time Originally polygamy could work either or both ways, but civilisation generally forbids simultaneous husbands b) Commonly used specifically for… …   Wiktionary

  • polygamy — pɔˈlɪɡəmɪ сущ. полигамия, многобрачие Syn : bigamy, polyandry, polygyny Ant : monogamy, monogyny многобрачие, полигамия polygamy полигамия, многобрачие …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

  • polygamy — noun Date: circa 1591 1. marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry, polygyny 2. the state of being polygamous • polygamist noun • polygamize intransitive verb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • polygamy — both sexes mating with more than one other individual …   Dictionary of ichthyology