bigamists
Unlawfully twice-wed
Bigamists are people who marry someone while still legally married to another person.
The term carries criminal connotations since bigamy is illegal in most jurisdictions: The bigamist maintained separate households in different cities for years before being discovered.
Married partner
- secret familyUnknown relatives kept concealed
- double lifeSecret parallel identity
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- betrayalBreaking of trust
infidelity · concealment · aliases · mistress · affair · cohabitation · estranged · hidden identity
Serious criminal offense
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- annulmentDeclared void from start
- marriage licenseLegal authorization to wed
perjury · criminal charges · statute · indictment · divorce decree · jurisdiction · imprisonment · fine
Multiple simultaneous wives
- polyandryOne female, several mates
- fundamentalistStrict original-doctrine adherent
- sectBreakaway religious faction
- patriarchMale head of family
plural marriage · excommunication · ceremony · covenant · blessing · sister wives · compound · congregation
Folk tale wife-killer
- true crimeGenre covering actual offenses
- documentaryFactual film about reality
- notoriousFamous for negativity
- con artistProfessional fraud perpetrator
Henry VIII · mail-order bride · catfishing · identity theft · insurance fraud · soap opera · melodrama · sensation
spouse
Married partner
- secret familyUnknown relatives kept concealed
- double lifeSecret parallel identity
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
betrayal · infidelity · concealment · aliases · mistress · affair · cohabitation · estranged · hidden identity · emotional abuse
felony
Serious criminal offense
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- annulmentDeclared void from start
marriage license · perjury · criminal charges · statute · indictment · divorce decree · jurisdiction · imprisonment · fine · misrepresentation
polygyny
Multiple simultaneous wives
- polyandryOne female, several mates
- fundamentalistStrict original-doctrine adherent
- sectBreakaway religious faction
patriarch · plural marriage · excommunication · ceremony · covenant · blessing · sister wives · compound · congregation · doctrine
Bluebeard
Folk tale wife-killer
- true crimeGenre covering actual offenses
- documentaryFactual film about reality
- notoriousFamous for negativity
Henry VIII · con artist · mail-order bride · catfishing · identity theft · insurance fraud · soap opera · melodrama · sensation · exposé
bigamistsmonogamists
Single-partner relationship practitioners
celibates · bachelors · spinsters · singles · confirmed bachelors