in consideration of adv. phr. 1. After thinking about and weighing; because of.
iN consideration of the boy's young age, the judge did not put him in jail for carrying a gun. 2. In exchange for; because of; in payment for.
In consideration of the extra work Joe had done, his boss gave him an extra week's pay. Compare: IN RETURN.
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