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bigamy The offence committed by a married person who shall marry any other person during the life of the former husband or wife, whether the second marriage shall have taken place in England or Ireland or elsewhere . It is triable either way. To prove bigamy, the prosecution must show: proof of the first marriage of the accused; its validity; its subsistence at the date of the second marriage; proof of a second marriage by the accused with some person other than the lawful spouse. |