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Soheil1 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
Bigamy
Hi.
What's the difference between bigamy and polygamy?
Thank in advance!
What's the difference between bigamy and polygamy?
Thank in advance!
Top answer
bigamy - 2 spouses polygamy - 2 or more than 2. Usually means more than 2.
- bigamy - 2 spouses polygamy - 2 or more than 2.
- Usually means more than 2.
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bigamy - 2 spouses
polygamy - 2 or more than 2. Usually means more than 2.
polygamy - 2 or more than 2. Usually means more than 2.
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I was confused by their definitions:
bigamy-the crime of marrying a person while already legally married to someone else
polygamy-the fact or custom of being married to more than one person at the same time
Does bigamy refer to the re-marriage itself and polygamy doesn't?
bigamy-the crime of marrying a person while already legally married to someone else
polygamy-the fact or custom of being married to more than one person at the same time
Does bigamy refer to the re-marriage itself and polygamy doesn't?
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Yes, I didn't consider that.
bigamy is a crime.
polygamy may or may not be a crime, depending on the law of the country.
Clive
bigamy is a crime.
polygamy may or may not be a crime, depending on the law of the country.
Clive
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I think the biggest difference is that in bigamy the wives are not aware that the man has other wives (and all the wives live in different places), while in polygamy the wives know all the other wives (and all the wives live in the same place).
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