Bigamous (Adjective)
Meaning
Of illegal marriage to a second person while legally married to a first.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The serial bigamous relationships went undetected by authorities for several years before his multiple wives discovered the truth.
- She unknowingly entered into a bigamous marriage when her new husband failed to disclose his previous marriage.
- The court convicted the man of bigamy and revoked his second marriage due to his existing marital status.
- Her discovery of her husband's bigamous past left her reeling and feeling betrayed.
- In some jurisdictions, bigamous marriages are automatically nullified, regardless of whether the parties involved are aware of the existing marriage.