bigamy

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A noun referring to the act or legal offense of being married to two people at the same time, typically when a valid divorce from the first spouse has not occurred.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das die Handlung oder Straftat bezeichnet, mit zwei Personen gleichzeitig verheiratet zu sein, meist ohne rechtskräftige Scheidung vom ersten Ehepartner.

1. Marriage to two people simultaneously C1 formal legal

   The act of entering into a marriage with one person while still legally married to another.

   • He was convicted of bigamy after marrying a second woman without divorcing his first wife.
   • Bigamy is considered a serious offense in many legal systems.
   • The court annulled the second marriage because it constituted bigamy.

   🇩🇪Bigamie

2. Legal offense C1 formal legal

   The crime of marrying someone while having a living spouse from whom no valid divorce has been obtained.

   • The defendant was charged with bigamy after his first wife came forward.
   • In some jurisdictions, bigamy can result in imprisonment.
   • The prosecutor presented evidence of the defendant's bigamy during the trial.

   🇩🇪Strafbare Handlung

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• bigamy's possessive singular form