A termination assembly (10) is disclosed for terminating a shield (12) of a shielded insulated cable (14). The cable includes a conductor core (20) with a dielectric sheath (22) therearound, and an outer insulating jacket (24) with the shield disposed between the dielectric sheath and the insulating jacket. The assembly includes a dielectric housing (16) having a terminal receptacle (38). A terminal (18) is received in the receptacle of the housing and includes a pair of teeth (68,70) movable toward each other in a direction (B) generally tangentially of the dielectric sheath (22) to displace the outer insulating jacket (24) and to clamp a portion (80) of the shield (12) between the teeth (68,70) without substantially disturbing the dielectric sheath (22).