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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

Residents of Bentham, a town in North Yorkshire, are taking legal action against a firefighting foam manufacturer over potential health risks caused by "forever chemicals" found in soils and groundwater.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2025

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

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2024

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 was disgusted, resolved to quit the profession, and spend his life in "endeavoring," as he expressed it, "to put an end to the system, rather than profit by it."

From Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland by Stanton, Henry B.

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