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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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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

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

From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2026

"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

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

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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