Examples of 'polygamy' in a sentence

Meaning of "polygamy"

Polygamy is the practice of having more than one spouse at the same time, which is culturally accepted in some societies
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  • The condition of having more than one spouse or marriage partner at one time.
  • Synonym of polygyny (“marriage of a man to more than one wife, the practice of having several wives at the same time”)
  • The state or habit of having more than one sexual mate.
  • The condition or state of a plant which bears both perfect and unisexual flowers.

How to use "polygamy" in a sentence

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Please explain whether polygamy is permitted by law.
Polygamy is outlawed but the practice continues.
Under customary law polygamy is not prohibited.
Polygamy is therefore very much a male prerogative.
The information about polygamy was not contradictory.
Polygamy and violence against women are common.
She believed that polygamy was in fact permitted.
Polygamy is the degenerance of the bourgeois class.
Any form of bigamy or polygamy is also illegal.
American polygamy is primarily limited to one tradition.
Either women are victims of polygamy or they are accomplices.
Polygamy is recognized and permitted by the law.
In some countries polygamy is either legal or condoned.
Polygamy is a viable response to many socioeconomic conditions.
He likewise recommended polygamy or polyamory to some followers.

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Polygamy is more common than you think.
At the same time polygamy is still practiced.
Polygamy is still practised among the inhabitants.
Those provisions made polygamy almost impossible.
But polygamy is never held up to be the ideal.
I am not saying that polygamy should be legalized.
Polygamy is not at all the same as polyamory.
Some think that polygamy is here forbidden.
Polygamy can help solve these problems.
And repudiated polygamy and the teachings.
Polygamy also makes levirate marriages possible.
Islam permits both polygamy and concubinage.
Polygamy and polyandry are not the norm.
The need for polygamy no longer exists.
Polygamy is a recurrent phenomena in the animal world.
In societies in which polygamy is permitted without any.
Polygamy is sanctioned by law and is widely practiced.
The practice of polygamy is prevalent in the village.
Polygamy and the use of concubines were outlawed.
Women apparently see polygamy very differently.
Polygamy is an issue that needs to be addressed appropriately.
But the principle of polygamy is never discussed.
Polygamy can help solve this problem.
The issue of polygamy in the united states.
Polygamy is only permitted if equal rights are given.
He even recommended polygamy for this purpose.
Polygamy left its mark on human genome.
I therefore wish to see polygamy legalised as well.
Polygamy and polyandry would still be illegal.
No since bigamy and polygamy is not allowed.
Polygamy is legal but not widely practiced.
We can not be associated or confused with polygamy.
You know that polygamy is a misguided abomination.
Monogamy is increasingly being encouraged and polygamy discouraged.
The cases of polygamy are considered as state cases.

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