Subclass of:

• aaao:ZE13 Speech Act
• crm:E68 Dissolution

Scope note:

Instances of this class comprise official group dissolution events undertaken following formal procedures within a social grouping leading to the formal termination of the existence of the group relative to the participating parties, whether subgroups or individual persons. The substance of declarative group dissolution is an intentional, social act. 

Instances of ZE34 Declarative Dissolution come about when the specific social procedure required is intentionally and successfully enacted according to the prevalent rules. They end with the successful completion of the act or because of its premature termination.

A successful act of ZE34 Declarative Dissolution leads to the termination of an instance of ZE11 Membership Status for each of the groups members, whether individuals or subgroups, until such a time as the group is reformed.

Examples:

• The official disbandment of the Beatles (E74) by J. Lennon (E21), P. McCartney (E21), G. Harrison (E21), and R. Starr (E21) on 29 December 1974. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Break-up_of_the_Beatles)
• The public announcement of the cessation of all activities of the ETA (E74) by its leadership (E74) on 2 May 2018. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ETA_(separatist_group)

In First Order Logic:

• ZE34(x) ⇒ ZE13(x)
• ZE34(x) ⇒ E68(x)