Definition of "demarcation" []

• The setting or marking of boundaries or limits. (noun)
• A separation; a distinction: a line of demarcation between two rock strata. (noun)

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• "However, he said, that now that the rainy season has ended, physical border demarcation is possible even in the disputed areas."
• "Hikmat noted that the issue of border demarcation is highly politicized because the National Congress Party (NCP) is making it a condition for the referendum to proceed."
• "The question I am posing within the context of this thread, of demarcation, is to weed out the views of people such as Mr. Matzke as to which of the above two issues is the real reason why ID is not respected as science."