Bigamy

Pronunciation: /ˈbɪɡəmaɪ/

Bigamy (noun)

  1. The act of marrying a second person while still legally married to the first person.
  2. A legal offence where someone has two legal spouses at the same time.

Examples

  • Bigamy is a crime involving two marriages at the same time.
  • The court treats bigamy as a serious two-marriage crime.