DELIBERATION

deliberation,n. The act of carefully considering issues and options before making a decision

or  taking  some  action;  esp.,  the  process  by  which  a  jury  reaches  a  verdict,  as  by  analyzing,

discussing,  and  weighing  the  evidence.  See  CONSIDERATION(3).  [Cases:  Criminal  Law

857(1);  Federal  Civil  Procedure    1974;  Trial    306.  C.J.S.  Criminal  Law  §  1372;  Trial  §§

790–796, 799.] — deliberate (di-lib-<<schwa>>-rayt), vb. [Blacks Law 8th]