Avizandum

noun
(Scots law)

a judge’s or court’s decision to consider a case privately before giving judgment
a judge’s or court’s private consideration of a case before giving judgment
the period during which judgment is delayed in these circumstances. A judge or court makes avizandum when time is needed to consider arguments or submissions made

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avizandum, av-iz-an′dum, n. (Scots law) private consideration of a case by a judge before giving judgment.
Chambers’s Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) Various