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Beccaria

British

/ bɛkaˈria /

noun

Cesare Bonesana (ˈtʃɛzare bɔnɛˈzɑːna), Marchese de. 1738–94, Italian legal theorist and political economist; author of the influential treatise Crimes and Punishments (1764), which attacked corruption, torture, and capital punishment

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Floral embroidery, bird brooches and rich velvet materials added a touch of romance at Milan Fashion Week on Thursday with Italian designer Luisa Beccaria presenting a soft, feminine womenswear collection.

From Reuters • Feb. 25, 2016

Beccaria, who has dressed Hollywood celebrities such as Nicole Kidman and Angelina Jolie, kept the red carpet in mind with several ball gowns.

From Reuters • Feb. 25, 2016

In his closing speech to that Boston jury, John Adams quoted these lines from the Italian penologist, Cesare, Marchese di Beccaria:

From Time • Jun. 6, 2014

Beccaria based his ideas about justice on the principle that governments should seek the greatest good for the greatest number of people.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

This had been suspected by Beccaria a hundred years before.

From New and Original Theories of the Great Physical Forces by Rogers, Henry Raymond

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