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Nanda,毕业于英国顶尖的高级翻译学院,专注翻译各种与证券和消费者集体诉讼有关的法律文件。