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Section 293 of the ''Code'' makes it an offence to commit ''polygamy''. If bigamy means "two marriages", polygamy must mean more than two marriages, but what this section is really trying to get at is the "plural marriage" idea promoted by fundamentalist adherents of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as seen on TLC's long-running reality show [https://www.tlc.com/tv-shows/sister-wives Sister Wives]. From a technical perspective, bigamy and polygamy are pretty hard to tell apart. Either way, you're marrying more than one other person.
#procuring a feigned marriage, section 292;
#solemnizing a marriage contrary to law, section 295.
Now, to be clear, ''polyamory'' is not a criminal offence. Polymory, which is discussed in the section [[Polyamorous Relationships]] later in this chapter, is about consensual relationships between more than two adults not marriages between more than two adults.
==The rights and responsibilities of married spouses==