/di lib'euh ray"sheuhn/ , n.
1. careful consideration before decision.
2. formal consultation or discussion.
3. deliberate quality; leisureliness of movement or action; slowness.
[ 1325-75; ME deliberacion deliberation- (s. of deliberatio ), equiv. to deliberat ( us ) (see DELIBERATE) + -ion- -ION ]
Syn. 1. reflection, forethought.