precinct
BrE /ˈpre.sɪŋkt/ AmE /ˈpre.sɪŋkt/
noun en → es
a district or area, especially one that is part of a larger administrative division such as a city or town
barrio, distrito, circunscripción electoral
- the precincts of somewhere
Collocations police precinct · voting precinct
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The police station is located in the downtown precinct.
La estación de policía está ubicada en el distrito del centro.
a building or group of buildings that are part of a larger complex, such as a university campus or hospital
edificio, conjunto de edificios
- the precincts of somewhere
Collocations university precinct · hospital precinct
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The new medical center is part of the hospital precinct.
El nuevo centro médico es parte del conjunto de edificios del hospital.
a legal district or area, especially one that is part of a larger administrative division such as a city or town
distrito judicial, circunscripción legal
- the precincts of somewhere
Collocations legal precinct · judicial precinct
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The case was heard in the legal precinct.
El caso se escuchó en el distrito judicial.