bigamy in the PONS Dictionary

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It has been considered difficult to prosecute polygamists for bigamy, in large part because they are rarely formally married under state laws.
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Male bigamy was punished by loss of property and exile.
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Canon 18 allows for bigamy to go unpunished if a man or woman unknowingly marries someone who is already married, as long as they can prove their ignorance.
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The children are considered legitimate on other counts and the prohibition of bigamy applies.
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In these roles he was called upon to give evidence in court cases relating to alleged bigamy.
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The children are considered legitimate for all other purposes and the prohibition against bigamy applies.
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His legitimate wife could remarry, if she had no children through bigamy.
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The plot centres on accidental bigamy which was in literary fashion in the early 1860s.
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Afterwards, he served jail time twice, once for stealing a horse and the other for bigamy.
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In countries where polygamy is illegal, someone who marries a person while lawfully married to another commits the crime of bigamy.
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