• noun:   the trait of thoughtfulness in action or decision

  Example: "He was a man of judicial deliberation"

• noun:   careful consideration

  Example: "A little deliberation would have deterred them"

• noun:   (usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question

  Example: "The deliberations of the jury"

• noun:   a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry
• noun:   planning something carefully and intentionally

  Example: "It was the deliberation of his act that was insulting"

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