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   Pre·cinct

   /ˈprēˌsiNG(k)t/

   

   noun

   • 1. a district of a city or town as defined for police purposes. North American
   • ▪ the police station situated in a precinct: "at the precinct, a desk sergeant ran through her ID"
   • ▪ an electoral district of a city or town served by a single polling place: "with 35 percent of the precincts declaring, he had 51 percent of the vote"
   • 2. the area within the walls or perceived boundaries of a particular building or place: "all strata of society live within these precincts" Similar boundsboundarieslimitsconfinessurrounding areaenvironssurroundingspurlieussurroundsneighborhoodvicinitylocality
   • ▪ an enclosed or clearly defined area of ground around a cathedral, church, or college. Similar enclosureclosequadranglecourtcourtyardinformal:quad
   • 3. an area in a town designated for specific or restricted use, especially one that is closed to traffic: British "a pedestrian precinct" Similar areazonesectordistrictsectionquarterregion

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting an administrative district): from medieval Latin praecinctum, neuter past participle (used as a noun) of praecingere ‘encircle’, from prae ‘before’ + cingere ‘gird’.

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   • Precinct in a sentence (esp. good sentence like quote, proverb...) Synonym: boundary , community , district , limit , neighborhood , vicinity . Similar words: precise , precious , precisely , imprecise , depreciate , appreciate , appreciation , succinct . Meaning: ['prɪːsɪŋkt] n. a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes.

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   What is an election precinct?

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   What is a precinct encircle?

   • Cognate to Italian precingere (“to encircle"). Each county had a probate court, and each precinct a justice of the peace. The plan of the precinct is now easily traced, and with the help of Pausanias many of the buildings have been identified. Justices of the peace, one or more in each election precinct, are elected for a term of two years.

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