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