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Polyandry

January 19, 2017 by: Content Team

Polygamy, polygyny, and polyandry are terms that are often inaccurately interchanged with one another. However, the term polyandry refers to the practice of having more than one husband at a time. This term is more precise than the term polygamy, which refers to having more than one spouse (regardless of sex) at a time. Polyandry can also refer, in the […]

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Bigamy

October 11, 2015 by: Content Team

Bigamy is a legal term that refers to the condition of having more than one wife or husband at one time. Once a person is legally married, he or she must legally terminate that marriage before marrying another person. In the United States, the act of bigamy is a crime, and the marriage to the second spouse is subject to […]

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