Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bigamy

2 senses of bigamy

Sense 1
bigamy -- (having two spouses at the same time)
       => marriage, matrimony, union, spousal relationship, wedlock -- (the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce); "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union")

Sense 2
bigamy -- (the offense of marrying someone while you have a living spouse from whom no valid divorce has occurred)
       => statutory offense, statutory offence, regulatory offense, regulatory offence -- (crimes created by statutes and not by common law)