deliberation

Noun

• the trait of thoughtfulness in action or decision
  • he was a man of judicial deliberation
    

• a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry

• planning something carefully and intentionally
  • it was the deliberation of his act that was insulting
    

• careful consideration
  • a little deliberation would have deterred them
    

• (usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question
  • the deliberations of the jury
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  deliberateness , slowness , unhurriedness , calculation , weighing , advisement