advisement

3 definitions found

advisement - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Advisement \Ad*vise"ment\ ([a^]d*v[imac]z"ment), n. [OE.
     avisement, F. avisement, fr. aviser. See Advise, and cf.
     Avisement.]
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     1. Counsel; advice; information. [Archaic]
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              And mused awhile, waking advisement takes of what
              had passed in sleep.                  --Daniel.
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     2. Consideration; deliberation; consultation.
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              Tempering the passion with advisement slow.
                                                    --Spenser.
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advisement - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  advisement
      n 1: careful consideration; "a little deliberation would have
           deterred them" [syn: deliberation, weighing,
           advisement]

advisement - Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :

  ADVISEMENT. Consideration, deliberation, consultation; as the court holds
  the case under advisement.