English-Finnish translations for polygamy

• moniavioisuus
  Esimerkiksi moniavioisuus ja hunnut oli kielletty ja ulkomaiden suoria sijoituksia ja matkailua tuettiin. For example, polygamy and veils were banned and foreign direct investment and tourism were encouraged.
  Burka, pakkoavioliitot, moniavioisuus, naisten sukuelinten silpominen, kunniamurhat ja muunlaiset menneiltä ajoilta peräisin olevat käytännöt on tuomittava. The burkha, forced marriages, polygamy, female genital mutilation, honour crimes and other forms of behaviour from another era are unacceptable.
  Tässä se menee niin pitkälle, että Tunisiassa on tosiaan on kielletty moniavioisuus ja hijab-huivin käyttö julkisilla paikoilla sekä perustettu suojeltu juutalaisyhteisö. This is to the point that it actually forbids polygamy; it bans the hijab in public places and has an established and protected Jewish community.
• polygamia

Definition of polygamy

• The condition of having more than one spouse or marriage partner at one 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

Examples

• Are there countries where polygamy is legal for both men and women?
• Though Islam allows polygamy, it is frowned upon in many contemporary Muslim societies.
• An insect queen actually practices polygamy only one day, while for an alpha-male defending his harem is the very essence of both his status and polygamy.

Related words

• polygamous
• polygamist
• polygamic