PRECINCT definition: a district, as of a city, marked out for governmental or administrative purposes, or for police protection. See examples of precinct used in a sentence.

She was taken to the (police) precinct for questioning.

When a cop hears of a crime that's happening in her precinct, she knows to hop in her car and head over there. The word precinct comes from the Latin precinctum meaning "enclosure, boundary line."

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Definition of precinct noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Dec 4, 2016 · The meaning of PRECINCT is a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district. How to use precinct in a sentence.

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