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Definition of delimitation :
The act or process of fixing limits or boundaries; limitation.
Synonyms:
molding, edge, border, moulding, perimeter, borderline, margin, mete, boundary line
Usage examples:
- Readers will remember that the delimitation of the western boundary of the Transvaal was a fixed condition of the Convention of 1881, a Convention which was continually violated by the Boers. - "Native Races and the War", Josephine Elizabeth Butler.
- Much progress had been made by the Commission toward the adjustment of many of these questions, when it became apparent that an irreconcilable difference of views was entertained respecting the delimitation of the Alaskan, boundary. - "Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to the Present", Various.
- The rules and a method of procedure embodied in the award provided for determining by an impartial tribunal the reasonableness of any new fishery regulations on the treaty coasts of Newfoundland and Canada before such regulations could be enforced against American fishermen exercising their treaty liberties on those coasts, and also for determining the delimitation of bays on such coasts more than 10 miles wide, in accordance with the definition adopted by the tribunal of the meaning of the word " bays" as used in the treaty. - "Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to the Present", Various.