What does precinct mean?
Definitions for precinct
ˈpri sɪŋktprecinct
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word precinct.
Princeton's WordNet
precinctnoun
a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes
Wiktionary
precinctnoun
An enclosed space having defined limits, normally marked by walls.
precinctnoun
A pedestrianized and uncovered shopping area.
precinctnoun
A subdivision of a city under the jurisdiction of a specific group of police; the police station situated in that district.
precinctnoun
A subdivision of a city or town for the purposes of voting and representation in city or town government. In cities, precincts may be grouped into wards.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Precinctnoun
Outward limit; boundary.
Etymology: præcinctus, Latin.
The main body of the sea being one, yet within divers precincts, hath divers names; so the catholick church is in like sort divided into a number of distinct societies. Richard Hooker.
Through all restraint broke loose, he wings his way
Not far off heav’n, in the precincts of light,
Directly towards the new-created world. John Milton.
Webster Dictionary
Precinctnoun
the limit or exterior line encompassing a place; a boundary; a confine; limit of jurisdiction or authority; -- often in the plural; as, the precincts of a state
Precinctnoun
a district within certain boundaries; a minor territorial or jurisdictional division; as, an election precinct; a school precinct
Precinctnoun
a parish or prescribed territory attached to a church, and taxed for its support
Etymology: [LL. praecinctum, fr. L. praecingere, praecinctum, to gird about, to encompass; prae before + cingere to gird, surround. See Pre-, and Cincture.]
Wikidata
Precinct
A precinct is a space enclosed by the walls or other boundaries of a particular place or building, or by an arbitrary and imaginary line drawn around it. The term has several different uses. It can, for example, refer to a division of a police department in a large city.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Precinct
prē′singkt, n. limit or boundary of a place: a district or division within certain boundaries: limit of jurisdiction or authority. [L. præcinctus, pa.p. of præcingĕre—præ, before, cingĕre, to gird.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of precinct in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of precinct in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of precinct in a Sentence
What I witnessed at a polling precinct in Southwest Atlanta was an older voter who voted in person because her absentee ballot had not arrived. She returned home to find the ballot had been delivered and was so conscientious that she brought it back to the polls and destroyed it in the presence of poll workers.
As part of our training, we've been taught to meet as many people in Jane Meyer precinct as possible. So, we have personal relationships with a lot of people who are in our precinct, maybe somebody that we do have in Pete's corner may know that person who is going for Amy Klobuchar and may know things that are important to them. We are trying to form those personal relationships before caucus night.
The meeting ended when I was handcuffed by a detective and locked in a small room adjacent to the interview room, approximately 20 minutes later, I was removed .?.?. still handcuffed and marched through the precinct. I was processed and ultimately placed in a holding cell.
She did, and we won that precinct.
He’s not a subject at all, we spoke to him last night. He voluntarily came into the precinct, and we sat down, and we talked to him. He self-identified as that person that Phil would see jogging prior to that. It was just an injury.
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- منطقةArabic
- περίβολοςGreek
- recintoSpanish
- poliisipiiri, piiri, vaalipiiri, jalankulkualue, vaalialueFinnish
- arrondissement de commune, canton, district, bureau, enceinteFrench
- मेंडHindi
- 구내Korean
- incintăRomanian
- территория, округ, избирательный участок, район, избирательный округRussian
- polisstationSwedish
- บริเวณThai
- phườngVietnamese
- 管理区Chinese
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