Advisement

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

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