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bigamy

[big-uh-mee] / ˈbɪg ə mi /
NOUN
polygamy
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Jiaying Chen, 33, admitted to one count of bigamy and one count of obtaining money under false pretenses in a plea agreement filed in Clark County District Court on Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

Under the Mississippi Constitution, people convicted of 10 specific felonies — including murder, forgery and bigamy — lose the right to vote.

From Seattle Times Aug. 4, 2023

Under the Mississippi Constitution, people convicted of 10 specific felonies - including murder, forgery and bigamy - lose the right to vote.

From Washington Times Aug. 4, 2023

Eight crimes listed in the 1890 version of the provision - bribery, theft, arson, obtaining money or goods under false pretense, perjury, forgery, embezzlement and bigamy - remain as disqualifying offenses today.

From Reuters Jun. 30, 2023

Supporters of Adams said that Rachel Jackson was guilty of adultery and bigamy.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

I asked him—a Scotch marriage, or some of those crooked wed-locks on which they found bigamies and illegitimacies.

From The Tenants of Malory Volume 3 of 3 by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu




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