bigamy offence
1Bigamy (in Civil Law) — Bigamy (in Civil Jurisprudence) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Bigamy (in Civil Jurisprudence) (Fr. bigamie, from Lat. bis, twice, and Gr. gamos, marriage) Bigamy, in civil jurisprudence, and especially in criminal law, is a formal… …
2Bigamy (in Civil Jurisprudence) — Bigamy (in Civil Jurisprudence) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Bigamy (in Civil Jurisprudence) (Fr. bigamie, from Lat. bis, twice, and Gr. gamos, marriage) Bigamy, in civil jurisprudence, and especially in criminal law, is a formal… …
3bigamy — ► NOUN ▪ the offence of marrying someone while already married to another person. DERIVATIVES bigamist noun bigamous adjective. ORIGIN Old French bigamie, from BI (Cf. ↑bi ) + Greek gamos married …
4Offence against the person — Criminal law Part o …
5bigamy — noun the offence of marrying someone while already married to another person. Derivatives bigamist noun bigamous adjective Origin ME: from OFr. bigamie, from bigame bigamous , from late L. bigamus, from bi twice + Gk gamos married …
6bigamy — /ˈbɪgəmi / (say biguhmee) noun the offence of purporting to marry while already legally married to another. {Middle English bigamie, from Old French, from bigame bigamous} …
7statutory offence — noun crimes created by statutes and not by common law • Syn: ↑statutory offense, ↑regulatory offense, ↑regulatory offence • Hypernyms: ↑crime, ↑offense, ↑criminal offense, ↑criminal offence, ↑ …
8regulatory offence — noun crimes created by statutes and not by common law • Syn: ↑statutory offense, ↑statutory offence, ↑regulatory offense • Hypernyms: ↑crime, ↑offense, ↑criminal offense, ↑criminal offence, ↑ …
9bigamist — bigamy ► NOUN ▪ the offence of marrying someone while already married to another person. DERIVATIVES bigamist noun bigamous adjective. ORIGIN Old French bigamie, from BI (Cf. ↑bi ) + Greek gamos married …
10bigamous — bigamy ► NOUN ▪ the offence of marrying someone while already married to another person. DERIVATIVES bigamist noun bigamous adjective. ORIGIN Old French bigamie, from BI (Cf. ↑bi ) + Greek gamos married …
