Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure; careful consideration; mature reflection. 2. (n.) Careful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure; as, the deliberations of a legislative body or council.

Multi-Version Concordance Deliberation (1 Occurrence) 1 Chronicles 12:19 And there fell some of Manasseh to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle: but they helped them not; for the lords of the Philistines upon deliberation sent him away, saying, He will fall to his master Saul at the peril of our heads. (DBY)