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Under section 494 of Chapter XX of the Penal Code, non-Muslim offenders found guilty of bigamy or polygamy can be punished up to seven years' imprisonment. Bigamy or polygamy is legal only for Muslim men with restrictions under state jurisdiction, rarely practised. [21] Maldives: Permitted for anyone. [citation needed] Malta: Illegal. [22]
Adultery refers to sexual relations which are not officially legitimized; for example it does not refer to having sexual intercourse with multiple partners in the case of polygamy (when a man is married to more than one wife at a time, called polygyny; or when a woman is married to more than one husband at a time, called polyandry).
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Open marriage is a form of non-monogamy in which the partners of a dyadic marriage agree that each may engage in extramarital sexual or romantic relationships, without this being regarded by them as infidelity, and consider or establish an open relationship despite the implied monogamy of marriage.
Critics of polygamy in the early LDS Church claim that polygamy was used to justify marriage of close relatives that would otherwise be considered immoral. [ 31 ] [ 45 ] In 1843, Joseph Smith's diary records the marriage of John Bernhisel to his sister, Maria, in what appears to be a symbolic sealing. [ 46 ]
Polygyny is practiced primarily (but not only) in parts of the Middle East and Africa; and is often associated with Islam, however, there are certain conditions in Islam that must be met to perform polygyny. [60] Polyandry is a form of marriage whereby a woman takes two or more husbands at the same time. [61]
Other mating systems, including polygyny, polyandry, polygamy, polygynandry, and promiscuity, also occur. [77] Polygamous breeding systems arise when females are able to raise broods without the help of males. [77] Mating systems vary across bird families [224] but variations within species are thought to be driven by environmental conditions ...