polygamy (p[schwa]-lig-[schwa]-mee), n. 1. The state or practice of having more than one spouse simultaneously. — Also termed simultaneous polygamy; plural marriage. [Cases: Bigamy 1. C.J.S. Bigamy §§ 2–6, 8.] 2. Hist. The fact or practice of having more than one spouse during one’s lifetime, though never simultaneously. • Until the third century, polygamy included […]
polygamy n. 多配偶 一夫多妻或一妻多夫，指同时与数人存有婚姻关系。「重婚」〔bigamy〕指两次结婚；而多配偶则是多次结婚，即超过两次。多配偶在欧洲和美国均构成犯罪，但在有些国家则为合法。
anti-polygamy law 〈美〉反多妻制法 指1882年国会通过的《爱德蒙反多妻制法》〔Edmunds Anti-polygamy Law〕。该法禁止多妻，惩罚多妻者，并惩罚一人同时与数个女人同居的行为。
Edmunds Anti-polygamy Law 〈美〉《埃德蒙兹反一夫多妻法》 1892年颁布的一项联邦法律，旨在惩罚重婚罪以及同时与不止一个妇女同居的行为。
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Edmunds–Tucker Act. An 1882 federal law enacted to punish polygamy. 48 USCA § 1480a. — Sometimes shortened to Edmunds Act. [Cases: Bigamy 1. C.J.S. Bigamy §§ 2–6, 8.]
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polygamist (p[schwa]-lig-[schwa]-m[schwa]st). 1. A person who has several spouses simultaneously. 2. An advocate of polygamy.
bigamy, n. 1. The act of marrying one person while legally married to another. • Bigamy is distinct from adultery. It is a criminal offense if it is committed knowingly. In 1878, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the government was not constitutionally prohibited from banning Mormon polygamy. Reynolds v. United States, 98 U.S. (8
monogamy (m[schwa]-nog-[schwa]-mee), n. 1. The custom prevalent in most modern cultures restricting a person to one spouse at a time. 2. The fact of being married to only one spouse. Cf. BIGAMY; POLYGAMY. — monogamous, adj. — monogamist, n.
A marriage in which one spouse is already married to someone else; a bigamous or polygamous union; POLYGAMY. [Cases: Marriage 11. C.J.S. Marriage § 18.]