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POLYGAMY

Legal Term: POLYGAMY
Definition: crim. law. The act of a person who, knowing he has two or more wives, or she has two or more hushands living, marries another. It differs from bigamy. (q. v.) Com. Dig. Justices, S 5, Dict. de Jur. h. t.



***All definitions are taken from the 1856 Edition of Bouviers Law Dictionary
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