Definition

1. Noun:
   • Bigamy: The act or condition of being married to two spouses simultaneously. This term is now considered archaic in Vietnamese.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Luật pháp cấm hành vi song thê. (The law prohibits the act of bigamy.)
  • Chế độ song thê đã không còn phổ biến. (The practice of bigamy is no longer common.)

Advanced Usage

• The term 'song thê' is used in historical or formal/legal contexts to describe a marital system or an illegal act. It is not used in modern everyday conversation.
  • Trong một số xã hội cổ đại, song thê đôi khi được chấp nhận. (In some ancient societies, bigamy was sometimes accepted.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đa thê (n): Polygamy (the practice of having more than one wife). This is a more general term.
• Song hôn (n): Bigamy. This is another, less common, synonym.
• Kết hôn hai lần (v phrase): To marry twice (describes the action but not necessarily the simultaneous state of bigamy).

Synonyms

• Bigamy: The direct English equivalent.
• Hai vợ (n phrase): Two wives (a descriptive phrase, not a formal legal term).

Notes on Meaning

• 'Song thê' specifically refers to the state of having two spouses (typically two wives) at the same time. It is distinct from sequential marriages (remarrying after divorce or death of a spouse), which is legal.
• The term carries a negative connotation in modern legal contexts, as it describes an illegal practice in most contemporary societies.

1. (từ cũ) Bigamy