Deliberation - Definition

n 1: (usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question;
"the deliberations of the jury"
2: careful consideration; "a little deliberation would have
deterred them" [syn: deliberation, weighing,
advisement]
3: planning something carefully and intentionally; "it was the
deliberation of his act that was insulting" [syn:
calculation, deliberation]
4: a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry [syn:
slowness, deliberation, deliberateness,
unhurriedness]
5: the trait of thoughtfulness in action or decision; "he was a
man of judicial deliberation" [syn: deliberation,
deliberateness]