n.

1. The act or process of deliberating.
2. deliberations Discussion and consideration of all sides of an issue: the deliberations of a jury.
3. Thoughtfulness in decision or action.
4. Leisureliness in motion or manner: The girl stacked the blocks with deliberation.

noun

1. A careful considering of a matter: advisement, calculation, consideration, lucubration, study. See thoughts.
2. The act or process of thinking: brainwork, cerebration, cogitation, contemplation, excogitation, meditation, reflection, rumination, speculation, thought. See thoughts.
3. An exchange of views in an attempt to reach a decision: conference, consultation, counsel, parley. See words.

n

Definition: care
Antonyms: haste

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The initial phase of decision-making during which the subject considers perceptual information about the situation and information held in the memory before deciding on a choice of action.

Any method used to weigh and examine the reasons for and against a verdict including careful and mature consideration. While verdicts should be the consensus of the individual judgments of each juror, the purpose of the deliberation process is to allow for opinions to be changed by conference in the jury room. The law presumes that jurors shall harmonize their opinions by a discussion of the evidence. 164 U.S. 492, 493. However, the length of time taken by the jury in reaching its verdict has no effect upon the validity of its verdict. 91 A.L.R. 2d 1235. Jurors are presumed to limit their "deliberation" to the evidence or lack of evidence presented at trial and not to any outside knowledge.

A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

n.

The act of examining one's bread to determine which side it is buttered on.

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Quotes:

"Nowadays not even a suicide kills himself in desperation. Before taking the step he deliberates so long and so carefully that he literally chokes with thought. It is even questionable whether he ought to be called a suicide, since it is really thought which takes his life. He does not die with deliberation but from deliberation." - Soren Kierkegaard

"Reflection makes men cowards." - William Hazlitt

"Deliberation. The act of examining one's bread to determine which side it is buttered on." - Ambrose Bierce

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - overvejelse, drøftelse, forsigtighed, langsommelighed

Nederlands (Dutch)
(zorgvuldige) overweging, behoedzaamheid

Français (French)
n. - délibération, réflexion, mesure, manière posée

Deutsch (German)
n. - Beratung, Sorgfalt, Bedächtigkeit, Überlegung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (προσεκτική) σκέψη ή εξέταση, μελέτη, περίσκεψη, προσοχή, σύσκεψη, διαβούλευση

Italiano (Italian)
deliberazione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - deliberação (f)

Русский (Russian)
обсуждение, рассуждение

Español (Spanish)
n. - deliberación, reflexión, lentitud

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - övervägande, debatt

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
熟思, 商议, 从容

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 熟思, 商議, 從容

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 차분함, 검토, 고의

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 熟慮, 審議, 慎重さ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تروى, تأنى, مناقشه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮זהירות, מתינות, שקלא וטריא, דיון‬

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