noun
- Plural of bigamy; instances or cases of being married to two people at the same time.
Usage: Legal term; refers to the crime or act of marrying a second person while still legally married to another.
Examples
- The court heard evidence of multiple bigamies spanning several decades.
- Historical records document numerous bigamies among nobility in that era.
- Laws against bigamies vary significantly across different countries.
- She was convicted of two separate bigamies in different states.
- The detective uncovered a pattern of bigamies in the suspect's background.