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noun
1a district of a city or town as defined for police purposes. 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 (usually
precincts)
the area within the walls or perceived boundaries of a particular building or place:all strata of society live within these precincts figurativebeyond the precincts of my own family, I am quite inhibited an enclosed or clearly defined area of ground around a cathedral, church, or college.
3British an area in a town designated for specific or restricted use, especially one that is closed to traffic:a pedestrian precinct
