• electoral precinct – избирательный участок
• police precinct – полицейский участок
См. также: preparatory work, pre-trial dispute resolution procedure, preferential interest rate, presentation for payment
A shopping mall is a modern, chiefly North American, term for a form of shopping precinct or shopping center, in which one or more buildings form a complex of shops representing merchandisers with interconnecting walkways that enable customers to walk from unit to unit. (Wikipedia)
precinct
AMERICAN a district in a town or city, usually organized for voting, police, or government purposes: the tenth electoral precinct (Macmillan Dictionary)
precinct
Election administration division corresponding to a geographic area that is the basis for determining which contests the voters legally residing in that area are eligible to vote on.
Synonyms: polling district, tabulation district (Election Glossary)
On Tuesday, Capt. Kenneth Noonan, commanding officer of the 123rd Precinct, will be bumped up to deputy inspector, his ascension assured after NYPD’s internal investigators concluded they couldn’t substantiate a charge that Noonan threatened Sgt. Kappa Farid last month. (NY Daily News)
• precinct
• precincts
