deliberation Copy link Outline 1. dēlībĕrātio2. consultātio (the act of consulting over3. expr. by verbs given under TO DELIBERATE • deliberation: 1. dēlībĕrātio: the matter requires d., habet res d., Cic.: in sim. sense, in deliberationem cedere, id. 2. consultātio (the act of consulting over: whereas deliberatio is the careful weighing of reasons): v. consultation. 3. expr. by verbs given under to deliberate: as, there is need of d., opus est consulto (where consulto is p. part. neut.): a d. is held in the public council, deliberatur in communi consilio, Caes.: after mature d., quum [bene] consulueris, deliberaveris: see verb. Phr.: the matter was referred for d. to the senate, res ad senatum relata est, Liv.: I take no part in public d.s, publicis consiliis nullis intersum, Cic.: with d., v. deliberately, cf. also reflection, consideration.