Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Careful consideration: Your request will be taken under advisement.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Counsel; advice.
- n. Deliberation; circumspection; consultation: now used chiefly in the phrase under advisement.
Wiktionary
- n. Consideration or deliberation.
- n. archaic Advice, counsel.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. Archaic Counsel; advice; information.
- n. Consideration; deliberation; consultation.
WordNet 3.0
- n. careful consideration
Examples
“They have already ordered no cameras in the courtroom during advisement, which is pretty unusual for Colorado.”
“The reporters there are doing everything in their power to squeeze it out of him about what happens next, all he would tell us was that the matter is under advisement, that is the turning back of the Florida Supreme Court ruling by the U.S.”
“Every day, before school officially starts, there's an "advisement" period.”
“«ACORN seems to be having a hooker advisement problem.”
It’s pretty much just “Reaganesque” at this point. - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState
“Judge Porteous also engaged in corrupt conduct after the Lifemark v. Liljeberg bench trial, and while he had the case under advisement, in that he solicited and accepted things of value from both Amato and his law partner Creely, including a payment of thousands of dollars in cash.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » “Judge Thomas Porteous Impeached by U.S. House of Representatives,”
“But it's an information/advisement role, as you said.”
“Probably the sign most prominent on Mexican roads is the advisement of a dangerous curve ahead.”
“Counseling, disabilities services, chaplaincies, and academic and career advisement must be prepared to work together to identify and make needed referrals for support and therapy.”
The Huffington Post: Victor Schwartz: Caring for Vets in College
“I would better understand and appreciate my greatness as a black woman, with the advisement of dedicated professors and genuine mentors.”
The Huffington Post: Jordan Harris: Welcome to Spelman (And to Sisterhood)
“U.S. ambassador to Libya Gene Cretz said Friday that the issue of recognition is "under advisement" in Washington, but that "it runs into several legal questions, several questions of international law.”
The Wall Street Journal: Qatar Recognizes Libyan Rebel Council
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