bigamy
Two spouses illegally
Bigamy is the crime of marrying someone while already legally married to another person.
The offense lies in the legal act of marriage, not in maintaining two relationships—that's polygamy or simply infidelity.
He was charged with bigamy after his first wife discovered the second marriage.
Multiple simultaneous wives
- polyandryOne female, several mates
- plural marriageUnion with multiple partners
- multiple spousesMore than one married partner
- fundamentalistStrict original-doctrine adherent
Violation of divine law
- wrongdoingUnethical or illegal action
- immoralityQuality of being wicked
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
transgression · misconduct · disgrace · shame · dishonor · infidelity · adultery · unethical
Married partner
- wedlockState of being spouses
- matrimonyLegal union of spouses
- unionJoining into one
- nuptialsVows and rings
ceremony · vows · second marriage · husband · wife · bride · bridegroom · wedding
Pursuing legal charges
- felonySerious criminal offense
- indictmentFormal charge from jury
- convictionFirmly held belief
- sentenceComplete thought, grammatically
illegal · penalty · jurisdiction · statute · annulment · divorce · court · judge
Breaking of trust
- dishonestyDisposition toward falsehood
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- duplicityDeliberate misleading behavior
concealment · secret marriage · double life · impostor · two-timing · manipulation · lies · unfaithfulness
polygyny
Multiple simultaneous wives
- polyandryOne female, several mates
- plural marriageUnion with multiple partners
- multiple spousesMore than one married partner
fundamentalist · sister wives · patriarchy · harem · concubinage
sin
Violation of divine law
- wrongdoingUnethical or illegal action
- immoralityQuality of being wicked
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
taboo · transgression · misconduct · disgrace · shame · dishonor · infidelity · adultery · unethical · reprehensible
spouse
Married partner
nuptials · ceremony · vows · second marriage · husband · wife · bride · bridegroom · wedding · altar
prosecution
Pursuing legal charges
- felonySerious criminal offense
- indictmentFormal charge from jury
- convictionFirmly held belief
sentence · illegal · penalty · jurisdiction · statute · annulment · divorce · court · judge · defendant
betrayal
Breaking of trust
- dishonestyDisposition toward falsehood
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
duplicity · concealment · secret marriage · double life · impostor · two-timing · manipulation · lies · unfaithfulness · disloyalty
- vice lawssodomy laws, obscenity laws, blue laws, adultery laws, indecency laws
- marriage barriersprior marriage, lack of consent, duress, underage, force
- marriage crimesforced marriage, child marriage, marriage fraud, sham marriage, fraudulent marriage
- crimesarson, burglary, robbery, kidnapping, vandalism
- marriagebride, groom, wedding, husband, wife
- bi- wordsbiannual, biathlon, bicameral, bicentennial, bicycle
bigamymonogamy
One partner at a time
celibacy · bachelorhood · spinsterhood · singlehood · polygamy
bigamylegal marriage
Officially sanctioned spousal union
valid marriage · legal union · annulment · serial monogamy · widowhood