deliberate

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Arman reports that Bulat Abilov, leader of the major opposition party in Kazakhstan, has been charged with tax evasion, which he calls a deliberate and illegal attempt to put pressure on him (RUS).

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  1. adjective Done with or marked by full consciousness of the nature and effects; intentional: mistook the oversight for a deliberate insult.
  2. adjective Arising from or marked by careful consideration: a deliberate decision. See Synonyms at voluntary.
  3. adjective Unhurried in action, movement, or manner, as if trying to avoid error: moved at a deliberate pace. See Synonyms at slow.

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serious ·  systematic ·  careful ·  slow ·  sudden ·  obvious

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deliberate:   deliberated ·  deliberating
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  1. Latin dēlīberātus, past participle of dēlīberāre, to consider, weigh : dē-, de- + lībrāre, to balance (from lībra, a balance, scales).

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  1. from Latin deliberatus, past participle of deliberare (later Italian deliberate = Provencal Spanish Portuguese deliberar = French délibérer), consider, weigh well, from de + *liberare, librare, weigh, from *libera, libra, a balance: see librate.
  2. from Latin deliberatus, past participle: see the verb.
 

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/dəˈlɪbərət/
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