Adultery vs. Bigamy

Adulterynoun

Sexual intercourse by a married person with someone other than their spouse.

Adulterynoun

(biblical) Lewdness or unchastity of thought as well as act, as forbidden by the seventh commandment.

Adulterynoun

(biblical) Faithlessness in religion.

Adulterynoun

(obsolete) The fine and penalty formerly imposed for the offence of adultery.

Adulterynoun

(ecclesiastical) The intrusion of a person into a bishopric during the life of the bishop.

Adulterynoun

(political economy) Adulteration; corruption.

Adulterynoun

(obsolete) Injury; degradation; ruin.

Adulterynoun

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Adulterynoun

The unfaithfulness of a married person to the marriage bed; sexual intercourse by a married man with another than his wife, or voluntary sexual intercourse by a married woman with another than her husband.

Adulterynoun

Adulteration; corruption.

Adulterynoun

Lewdness or unchastity of thought as well as act, as forbidden by the seventh commandment.

Adulterynoun

The fine and penalty imposed for the offense of adultery.

Adulterynoun

The intrusion of a person into a bishopric during the life of the bishop.

Adulterynoun

Injury; degradation; ruin.

Adulterynoun

extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations;

Adultery

Adultery (from Latin adulterium) is extramarital sex that is considered objectionable on social, religious, moral, or legal grounds. Although the sexual activities that constitute adultery vary, as well as the social, religious, and legal consequences, the concept exists in many cultures and is similar in Christianity, Judaism and Islam.

Bigamynoun

The state of having two (legal or illegal) spouses simultaneously

Bigamynoun

(ecclesiastical) A second marriage

Bigamynoun

The offense of marrying one person when already legally married to another.

Bigamynoun

having two spouses at the same time

Bigamynoun

the offense of marrying someone while you have a living spouse from whom no valid divorce has occurred

Bigamy

In cultures where monogamy is mandated, bigamy is the act of entering into a marriage with one person while still legally married to another. A legal or de facto separation of the couple does not alter their marital status as married persons.