deliberation in WordNet English dictionary

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