Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

Dismemberment

Archaic. Int'l law. 1. The disappearance of a country as a result of a treaty or an annexation, whereby it becomes part of one or more other countries. 2. The reduction of a country's territory by annexation or cession, or the secession of one part. 3. The extin-guishment of a country and the creation of two or more new countries from the former country's territory.