polygamous marriage
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpolygamousandmarriage
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polygamous
adjective
uk/pəˈlɪɡ.ə.məs/us/pəˈlɪɡ.ə.məs/
married to more than one person at the same time, or relating to ...
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marriage
noun
uk/ˈmær.ɪdʒ/us/ˈmer.ɪdʒ/
a legally accepted relationship between two people in which they live together, or the official ceremony that results ...
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(Definition ofpolygamousandmarriagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Separate records are not kept for wives bypolygamousmarriage.
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So again, in a sense, one is accepting the idea of apolygamousmarriageuntil the matter is declared void.
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This clause seeks to prevent the entry of more than one wife of apolygamousmarriagein such circumstances.
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The tax liability of a widow of apolygamousmarriagewill depend on her income and the tax reliefs and allowances due to her.
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It may well be that if and when we come to deal withpolygamousmarriagewe should then reconsider the situation.
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Widows of apolygamousmarriagewould not satisfy the conditions for receiving national insurance widows' benefit.
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We know of only a few cases ofpolygamousmarriage—meaning one man with two wives.
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Difficulties have been caused with the occasionalpolygamousmarriagein this country.
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For example, we should consider clause 2, the so-calledpolygamousmarriageclause.
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What matters is the capacity of the parties involved to contract a polygamous or potentiallypolygamousmarriageunder the law of their respective domiciles.
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The contracting of apolygamousmarriagehere should always be opposed.
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Neither a potentiallypolygamousmarriagenor an actuallypolygamousmarriageis recognised for the purpose of matrimonial relief.
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We, therefore, propose to take steps to ensure that only one wife of apolygamousmarriagecan come here for settlement.
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It would, therefore be inappropriate to pay widow's benefit to widows who, at the time of the death of their husbands, were in apolygamousmarriage.
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The wife of apolygamousmarriagecould obtain a divorce under this proposal on no other ground than she wished to be free from the marriage.
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But how could you explain treating the children of a secondpolygamousmarriagedifferently from the children of a first marriage or the children of an unmarried partnership?
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For a long time all our courts, except one, have decided, whenever it was necessary to decide it, whether apolygamousmarriageis valid under our law or not.
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