edmunds–tucker actglossary / EDMUNDS–TUCKER ACT Edmunds–Tucker Act. An 1882 federal law enacted to punish polygamy. 48 USCA § 1480a. — Sometimes shortened to Edmunds Act. [Cases: Bigamy1. C.J.S. Bigamy §§ 2–6, 8.] 词条贡献者 译员Terence,毕业于国内顶尖法学院,擅长翻译有关能源和自然资源领域的法律文件。