English noun: bigamy | |||
| 1. | bigamy (state) having two spouses at the same time | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | marriage, matrimony, spousal relationship, union, wedlock | ||
| Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||
| 2. | bigamy (act) the offense of marrying someone while you have a living spouse from whom no valid divorce has occurred | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | regulatory offence, regulatory offense, statutory offence, statutory offense | ||