See Also: Old Moore's Almanack(dictionary)
Whitaker's Almanack(dictionary)
polygamy(encyclopedia)
polygamy(dictionary)
polygamy(dictionary)
polygamy(medicine)
POLYGAMY, crim(law)
Moore, Ely(encyclopedia)
Moore, Marianne(dictionary)
Moore, Henry(encyclopedia)

POLYGAMY, crim (law) and Old Moore's Almanack (oh)


POLYGAMY, crim (law)


POLYGAMY, crim. law. The act of a person who, knowing he has two or more wives, or she has two or more husbands living, marries another. It differs wives, or she has two or more husbands living, marries another. It differs from bigamy. (q.v.) Com. Dig. Justices, S 5, Dict. de Jur. h.t. from bigamy. (q.v.) Com. Dig. Justices, S 5, Dict. de Jur. h.t.

Old Moore's Almanack (oh)



a small British almanac (=a book giving information about the movement of the sun and moon, the times of the tides etc) which is produced each year and sold in large numbers. It also makes predictions (=saying what will probably happen in the future) based on such things as the position of the planets in the sky. Its predictions are often about political events or famous people.