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Termination vs Precinct - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between termination and precinct

is that termination is the process of terminating or the state of being terminated while precinct is an enclosed space having defined limits, normally marked by walls.

termination

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The process of terminating or the state of being terminated.
  • The process of firing an employee; ending one's employment at a business for any reason.
  • An end in time; a conclusion.
  • An end in space; an edge or limit.
  • An outcome or result.
  • The last part of a word; a suffix.
  • (medical) An induced abortion.
  • (obsolete, rare) A word, a term.
  • * 1599 ,
  • She speaks poniards, and every word stabs: if her breath were as terrible as her terminations , there were no living near her; she would infect to the north star.
  • The ending up of a polypeptid chain.
  • Synonyms

    * (process of terminating ): discontinuation, stoppage * (state of being termined ): discontinuation * (process of firing an employee ): discharge, dismissal * (end in time ): close, conclusion, end, finale, finish, stop * (end in space ): border, edge, end, limit, lip, rim, tip * (outcome ): consequence, outcome, result, upshot * (medical): abortion, induced abortion

    Antonyms

    * (process of terminating or the state of being terminated) continuation

    Derived terms

    * extermination * terminative * terminative case

    precinct

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (chiefly obsolete)

    Noun

    (wikipedia precinct) (en noun)
  • (chiefly, in the plural) An enclosed space having defined limits, normally marked by walls.
  • (UK) A pedestrianized and uncovered area.
  • (US, law enforcement) A subdivision of a city under the jurisdiction of a specific group of police; the police station situated in that district.
  • (US) A subdivision of a city or town for the purposes of voting and representation in city or town government. In cities, precincts may be grouped into wards.
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