bi̇gami̇

Turkish - English

Definition of bi̇gami̇ in Turkish English dictionary
bigami: bigamy
bigami: marriage to two or more spouses at one time

English - English

Definition of bi̇gami̇ in English English dictionary
bigamy: A second marriage
bigamy: the crime of marrying any other person while having a legal spouse living
bigamy: {n} the crime of having two wives at once
bigamy: Being married to more than one person at once A criminal offence •Annulment
bigamy: The offense of marrying one person when already legally married to another
bigamy: the offense of marrying someone while you have a living spouse from whom no valid divorce has occurred having two spouses at the same time
bigamy: The offense of having two husbands or wives at the same time, the one de jure and the other de facto 1 Bishop, Mar & Div § 296 Strictly speaking, bigamy means "twice married", as its derivative shows This was never an offense at common law; it was made an offense by the canonists Polygamy is the proper term; but, by long usage, bigamy has come to mean the state of a man who has two wives, or a woman who has two husbands, at the same time 4 Bl Com 163; 81 Pa 432, 430; 1 law Quar Rev 474-76 (1885)
bigamy: Bigamy is the crime of marrying a person when you are already legally married to someone else. the crime of being married to two people at the same time monogamy, polygamy polygamy (bigamia, from bi- ( BI-) + -gamia ( -GAMY))
bigamy: The state of having two (legal or illegal) spouses simultaneously
bigamy: {i} marriage to two or more spouses at one time
bigamy: Crime of knowingly marrying while previous marriage is still legally in effect
bigamy: having two spouses at the same time
bigamy: (Gr Digamia) The act of contracting a new marriage while a previous one is still binding, an act forbidden by the Orthodox Church
bigamy: the offense of marrying someone while you have a living spouse from whom no valid divorce has occurred