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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

Several homes were evacuated in Bentham Drive, off the Donegall Road, on Saturday afternoon while a house was searched.

From BBC • Sep. 7, 2025

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

Bentham was an English lawyer known for his adoption of utilitarianism, a political philosophy that emphasized the goal of achieving the greatest good for the greatest number of people.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

Many a codifier of our day has been indebted, directly or indirectly, to these labors of Jeremy Bentham, to an extent of which he was perhaps not aware.

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

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