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bigamy

bigamy Bigamy is the act of entering a marriage when one of the parties is already married to someone else.

Bigamy is the act of entering a marriage when one of the parties is already married to someone else. In the historical legal example given, it is treated as unlawful.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Ignorance (in law)” (Ignorance).
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