meaning of precinct
1. 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.
2. A district within certain boundaries; a minor territorial or jurisdictional division; as, an election precinct; a school precinct.
3. A parish or prescribed territory attached to a church, and taxed for its support.
4. a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes
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