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Bentham

American

[ben-thuhm, -tuhm] / ˈbɛn θəm, -təm /

noun

Jeremy, 1748–1832, English jurist and philosopher.

Bentham British

/ ˈbɛnθəm /

noun

Jeremy . 1748–1832, British philosopher and jurist: a founder of utilitarianism. His works include A Fragment on Government (1776) and Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation (1789)

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Karen Bentham was 14 when she became a resident of Skircoat Lodge children's home.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

"These findings will be outlined at the inquest into the death of Savannah Bentham in due course."

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2024

"He'll have shown her a hundred fake documents and that will be one of them," says Det Con Chris Bentham who investigated the case.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2023

Revolution, English philosopher Jeremy Bentham asserts that such rights cannot exist without government and laws.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

Yet with that simplicity which is a pleasing feature of his personal character, Mill continues to regard himself as a Utilitarian long after he has left the grounds of Paley and Bentham.

From The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879 by Various

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