0 someone who is married to more than one person at the same time: --
1 married to more than one person at the same time, or relating to this practice: --
The government began cracking down, arresting polygamists.
Practicing polygamists would have their civil rights taken away without a trial or due process.
Further, the law allowed the government to deny civil rights to polygamists without a trial.
Among other things it revoked polygamists' right to vote, made them ineligible for jury service, and prohibited them from holding political office.
Due to negligence and insufficiently qualified personnel, disorder in the membership and in the church grew (for example, polygamists were admitted to church office).
This law also revoked polygamists' right to vote, made them ineligible for jury service, and prohibited them from holding political office.
Those who are geographically separated from other polygamists in their culture use other means to find additional spouses.
It has been considered difficult to prosecute polygamists for bigamy, in large part because they are rarely formally married under state laws.
