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Example sentences for: polygamy

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In the late nineteenth century, the problem was whether the Mormon practice of polygamy should be regarded as protected as liberty and the free expression of religious conviction.
The practice of polygamy was outlawed just before the turn of the century, but polygamous families persist down to the present day.
This is basically a covert, and mild, form of polygamy: High-status males get to monopolize more than one fertile woman.
In this sense, monogamy meshes better than polygamy with the egalitarian values of a democracy.
A recent poll finds that, while the Mormon Church has officially banned polygamy for more than a century, only 54% of Salt Lake City residents support the prosecution of polygamists.