bigamy

noun [U]

/ˈbɪɡ.ə.mi/

Definition

› the crime of marrying a person while already legally married to someone else: In court, he admitted that he had committed bigamy. → Compare monogamy, polygamyInfidelity in relationships bigamist

/-mɪst/ noun [C] › He was accused of being a bigamist.Miscellaneous criminals bigamous

/-məs/ adjective › a bigamous marriageInfidelity in relationships bigamously

/-məs.li/ adverb › She has been married four times, once bigamously.Infidelity in relationships

(Definition of bigamy noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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