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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Caroline Bentham, 37, who has lived with her mother Mary in Yorkshire for nearly seven years, says the experience has been really positive - although she "never imagined this would be me in my 30s".

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

Barwise, of Bentham Drive in Childwall, Liverpool, was also fined £500.

From BBC ● Feb. 14, 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

Even if a government did not do what the general will wished or disregarded the supremacy of natural law, Bentham wrote, disputing its legitimacy could lead only to chaos and lawlessness.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022

Bentham then bluntly ignored the validity of innate feelings, but this omission, though a great defect, did not much diminish the value of his analysis of the good and bad effects of actions.

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

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