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bigamy

/ˈbɪɡ.ə.mi/

Traducción: Sustantivo que designa el delito o estado de estar casado con dos personas al mismo tiempo, generalmente de forma ilegal y sin haber disuelto el primer matrimonio.

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noun

C2formalcommonlegal/ˈbɪɡ.ə.mi/

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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.

  • 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa el delito o estado de estar casado con dos personas al mismo tiempo, generalmente de forma ilegal y sin haber disuelto el primer matrimonio.
  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.

    🇪🇸Bigamia

  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.

    🇪🇸Bigamia

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