Demarcation

Noun

 * 1) The act of marking off a boundary or setting a limit, notably by belligerents signing a treaty or ceasefire.
 * 2) A limit thus fixed, in full demarcation line.
 * 3) Any strictly defined separation

Derived terms

 * demarcate (back-formation)

Related terms

 * demarcation line
 * demark

Thesaurus
alteration, analysis, anatomization, atomization, ban, bar, barring, blockade, bounding, boycott, change, circling-in, circumscribing, circumscription, contradistinction, debarment, debarring, definition, delimitation, desynonymization, determination, differencing, differentiation, discrimination, disequalization, disjunction, distinction, distinctiveness, distinguishment, diversification, division, embargo, encincture, exception, exclusion, hairsplitting, inadmissibility, inclusion-exclusion, individualization, individuation, injunction, lockout, microscopic distinction, modification, narrowing, nice distinction, nonadmission, nuance, omission, particularization, personalization, preclusion, prohibition, rejection, relegation, repudiation, restriction, segregation, separation, severalization, severance, shade of difference, specialization, specification, subtle distinction, taboo, trichoschistism, variation

Alternative forms

 * demarkation