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surveillance
[ser-vey-luhns, -veyl-yuhns]
noun
a watch kept over a person, group, etc., especially over a suspect, prisoner, or the like.
The suspects were under police surveillance.
continuous observation of a place, person, group, or ongoing activity in order to gather information.
video cameras used for covert surveillance.
attentive observation, as to oversee and direct someone or something.
increased surveillance of patients with chronic liver disease.
surveillance
/ ɜːˈɪəԲ /
noun
close observation or supervision maintained over a person, group, etc, esp one in custody or under suspicion
Other 51Թ Forms
- countersurveillance noun
- ܰˈԳ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of surveillance1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of surveillance1
Example Sentences
A Miami police review of surveillance camera footage revealed that an altercation between Brown and another man took place before the shooting.
“At the same time, the companies have broken labor laws by engaging in unlawful surveillance, interrogation of members at actions, threats, and retaliation for union activity. This is unacceptable.”
The work of immigration agents — sometimes hours of surveillance for a single target — can be slow.
On immigration, there is more money for the Border Security Command, rising to £280m extra a year, with promises of new kit including an army of drones to improve surveillance.
He was asking the folks at the Japanese American National Museum on the corner whether they had any surveillance footage, because lights and a tent had been stolen off the restaurant’s patio the night before.
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