precinct

BrE /ˈpre.sɪŋkt/ AmE /ˈpre.sɪŋkt/

noun en → es

1 AREA [singular] B1

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

  • The police station is located in the downtown precinct.

    La estación de policía está ubicada en el distrito del centro.

2 BUILDING [singular] B2

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

  • The new medical center is part of the hospital precinct.

    El nuevo centro médico es parte del conjunto de edificios del hospital.

3 LEGAL [singular] C1

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

  • The case was heard in the legal precinct.

    El caso se escuchó en el distrito judicial.