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Synonyms
pre·cinct (prḗsĭngkt́)

[Middle English precincte, a defined district or area, from Medieval Latin praecīnctum, from Latin neuter past participle of praecingere, to encircle, prae-, pre-, + cingere, to gird.]

noun 

    1. A subdivision or district of a city or town under the jurisdiction of or patrolled by a specific unit of its police force.
    2. The police station situated in and having jurisdiction over such a district.
  2. An election district of a city or town.
    1. A place or enclosure marked off by definite limits, such as walls. Often used in the plural: the mysterious precincts of the old monastery.
    2. A boundary: Hunting is not allowed within the precincts of the estate.
  4. The neighborhood or surrounding area; the environs.
  5. An area of thought or action; a province or domain. Often used in the plural: “It was in these spacious precincts that Dryden's imagination was most at home” (Mark Van Doren)