demarcation (demark ash on)

[Also written demarkation; The Ru ian ministers proposed that, before proceeding to actual demarcation , we should settle with them the general principles and cardinal points upon which the joint commi ion should work. Edinburgh Rev. , CLXIII. 6. 2. In general, the act of determining the relative limits or extent of anything; separation; discrimination. The speculative line of demarcation , where obedience ought to end and resistance must begin, is faint, obscure, and not easily definable. Burke , Rev. in France.