Edmunds Anti-Polygamy Act of 1882
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The Edmunds Anti-Polygamy Act of 1882 was a U.S. federal law that strengthened the criminalization of polygamy, particularly targeting members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, by imposing harsher penalties and restricting the civil rights of offenders.
All labels observed (1)
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| Edmunds Anti-Polygamy Act of 1882 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7476760 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Edmunds Anti-Polygamy Act of 1882 Context triple: [Edmunds Act, fullName, Edmunds Anti-Polygamy Act of 1882]
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Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act
The Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act was an 1862 U.S. federal law that criminalized polygamy in U.S. territories, particularly targeting Mormon plural marriage practices.
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Page Act of 1875
The Page Act of 1875 was a U.S. federal law that effectively curtailed immigration from China—especially of women—by targeting and excluding those stereotyped as prostitutes or forced laborers, laying groundwork for later Chinese exclusion policies.
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Cullom Act
The Cullom Act was a late 19th-century U.S. federal law associated with Senator Shelby M. Cullom, best known for addressing issues of interstate commerce regulation.
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Curtis Act of 1898
The Curtis Act of 1898 was a U.S. federal law that dismantled tribal governments and communal landholding in Indian Territory, paving the way for Oklahoma statehood and further undermining Native American sovereignty.
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Foraker Act
The Foraker Act was a 1900 U.S. federal law that established civilian government in Puerto Rico following the Spanish–American War, defining the island’s political and economic relationship with the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edmunds Anti-Polygamy Act of 1882 Target entity description: The Edmunds Anti-Polygamy Act of 1882 was a U.S. federal law that strengthened the criminalization of polygamy, particularly targeting members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, by imposing harsher penalties and restricting the civil rights of offenders.
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A.
Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act
The Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act was an 1862 U.S. federal law that criminalized polygamy in U.S. territories, particularly targeting Mormon plural marriage practices.
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B.
Page Act of 1875
The Page Act of 1875 was a U.S. federal law that effectively curtailed immigration from China—especially of women—by targeting and excluding those stereotyped as prostitutes or forced laborers, laying groundwork for later Chinese exclusion policies.
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C.
Cullom Act
The Cullom Act was a late 19th-century U.S. federal law associated with Senator Shelby M. Cullom, best known for addressing issues of interstate commerce regulation.
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D.
Curtis Act of 1898
The Curtis Act of 1898 was a U.S. federal law that dismantled tribal governments and communal landholding in Indian Territory, paving the way for Oklahoma statehood and further undermining Native American sovereignty.
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E.
Foraker Act
The Foraker Act was a 1900 U.S. federal law that established civilian government in Puerto Rico following the Spanish–American War, defining the island’s political and economic relationship with the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
ⓘ
anti-polygamy law ⓘ |
| affectedInstitution | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
reduce political power of polygamists in Utah Territory
ⓘ
strengthen enforcement of existing anti-polygamy laws ⓘ |
| appliedTo |
men practicing polygamy
ⓘ
women practicing polygamy ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Utah Territory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other U.S. territories ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | legislative branch of the United States ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasisClaimed | federal power over territories ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBody | Utah Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criminalized |
polygamy as a felony
ⓘ
unlawful cohabitation as a misdemeanor ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1882-03-22 ⓘ |
| effect |
disenfranchised many Latter-day Saint men and women practicing or suspected of polygamy
ⓘ
increased prosecutions of polygamists in Utah Territory ⓘ |
| enforcementMechanism | federal prosecution in territorial courts ⓘ |
| followedBy | Edmunds–Tucker Act of 1887 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | part of the federal campaign against Mormon polygamy in the late 19th century ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| legalArea |
civil rights restrictions
ⓘ
criminal law ⓘ marriage law ⓘ |
| legalStandard | allowed conviction for unlawful cohabitation without proving multiple marriages ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| longTermImpact | contributed to LDS Church’s eventual official abandonment of plural marriage in 1890 ⓘ |
| motivatedBy | widespread national opposition to Mormon polygamy ⓘ |
| namedAfter | George F. Edmunds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| penaltyIncludes |
fines
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imprisonment ⓘ |
| precededBy | Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act of 1862 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarilyAffectedGroup | members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ |
| primaryTarget |
polygamy
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unlawful cohabitation ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act of 1862 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| restrictedRight |
right to hold public office for polygamists
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right to serve on juries for polygamists ⓘ right to vote for polygamists ⓘ |
| signedBy | Chester A. Arthur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsor | George F. Edmunds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | superseded in part by later legislation ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Gilded Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UtahCommissionRole | oversight of elections in Utah Territory ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1882 ⓘ |
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Subject: Edmunds Anti-Polygamy Act of 1882 Description of subject: The Edmunds Anti-Polygamy Act of 1882 was a U.S. federal law that strengthened the criminalization of polygamy, particularly targeting members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, by imposing harsher penalties and restricting the civil rights of offenders.
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