Delimitation
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
The act of fixing, marking off or describing the limits or boundary line of a territory or country.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
The act of fixing, marking off, or describing the limits or boundary line of a territory or country. Dilinguens per iram provocatus puniri debet mitius. 8 Inst, 55. A delinquent provoked by anger ought to be punished more mildly.