police precinct
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- noun
- /pəˈliːs ˈpriːsɪŋkt/
- US
:
comisaría de policía
- She filed a report regarding the theft at the nearest police precinct.
- local police precinct
- city police precinct
- new police precinct
Actually, I've got to give credit to the rap who went to the police precinct that covers the area where they claim their car chase kicked off.
- Actually, I've got to give credit to the rap who went to the police precinct that covers the area where they claim their car chase kicked off.
- So then they wanted me to go downtown to the precinct, in the police precinct, and they wanted to get video of what's called a perp walk.
Examples
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Especially for community members who live in the shadow of some of the police precincts that stop people the most in New York City, attendance and participation at this hearing is critical.
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I used to get enraged over the fact that I had to pay for parking on the street in front of my house by getting a parking permit every month from the local police precinct.
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Call your local police precinct.
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This is a police precinct!
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Go to the captain of the police precinct and tell him your concerns.
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After urging from others, I decided to go to the police precinct and report the crime today.
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I'll update this post later, with details of the confusion at police precincts around New York City.
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The plan, which calls for four police precincts to be converted into community policing centers, was approved by the Nassau County Legislature in a 10-9 vote on Monday.
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If you need assistance, you should visit your local police precinct to speak with an officer.
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The officer handed out flyers at the police precinct to raise awareness about community safety.
Synonyms
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An area of a city that officials use for police work or elections
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Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'police' (law-enforcement organization) + 'precinct' (a designated administrative or policing area); the noun-noun combination straightforwardly denotes the district served by that police unit. This follows common English compounding patterns and is paralleled in many languages (e.g. 'police district' / equivalent terms), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
The noun police precinct comes from the idea of a city divided into small areas called precincts, each with its own police station and team. So a police precinct means 'an area of a city with its own police station and officers'.