Bigamy
0183-en RE520 Criminal Law As of 11.07.2026
Bigamy (double marriage) the external element of the offence requires the entering into a marriage between persons of whom at least one is already living in another formally correct, albeit materially void marriage.
Deutsch
Bigamie 0183-de
Bigamie (Doppelehe): Der äussere Tatbestand des Deliktes bedingt die Eingehung einer Ehe zwischen Personen, von denen mindestens die eine bereits in einer anderen formell korrekt abgeschlossenen, wenn auch materiell nichtigen Ehe lebt.
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