Definition

Noun: A defined geographical area or district for which a specific police force has primary law enforcement responsibility. It is the basic territorial unit of police administration.

Usage

The term "police precinct" refers to the physical jurisdiction of a police station and its officers. It is used to describe both the area of responsibility and, by extension, the police station building itself that serves that area.

Examples

• The 19th police precinct covers most of the Upper East Side.
• You need to report the theft at your local police precinct.
• The new captain was assigned to command a busy downtown police precinct.

Advanced Usage

• "within the precinct": Refers to an event or location inside the boundaries of a specific police district.
  • All crimes within the precinct are logged at this station.
• "precinct house": A synonym often used to refer specifically to the police station building of a precinct.
  • He was taken to the precinct house for questioning.

Variants and Related Words

• Precinct (noun): Can refer to other types of administrative districts, such as an election precinct or a shopping precinct. The meaning is clarified by context (e.g., precinct, precinct).
• Precinct Station (noun): Another term for the police station of a precinct.

Synonyms

• Police district
• Police sector
• Police zone
• Jurisdiction (in the context of law enforcement area)

Related Phrases

• Precinct boundaries: The official geographical limits of a police precinct.
  • The precinct boundaries were redrawn last year.
• Precinct commander: The officer in charge of a police precinct.
  • The precinct commander held a community meeting.

Noun

1. a precinct in which law enforcement is the responsibility of particular police force