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surveillance

[ ser-vey-luhns, -veyl-yuhns ]

noun

  1. a watch kept over a person, group, etc., especially over a suspect, prisoner, or the like:

    The suspects were under police surveillance.

  2. continuous observation of a place, person, group, or ongoing activity in order to gather information: electronic surveillance.

    video cameras used for covert surveillance.

  3. attentive observation, as to oversee and direct someone or something:

    increased surveillance of patients with chronic liver disease.



surveillance

/ ɜːˈɪəԲ /

noun

  1. close observation or supervision maintained over a person, group, etc, esp one in custody or under suspicion
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ܰˈ𾱱Գ, adjectivenoun
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Other Word Forms

  • dzܲt·ܰ·𾱱lԳ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of surveillance1

1790–1800; < French, equivalent to surveill ( er ) to watch over ( sur- sur- 1 + veiller < Latin to watch; vigil ) + -ance -ance
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Word History and Origins

Origin of surveillance1

C19: from French, from surveiller to watch over, from sur- 1+ veiller to keep watch (from Latin ; see vigil )
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The investigation included surveillance, court-approved GPS tracking and search warrants at Castillo’s Huntington Park apartment and her parents’ home in South Gate.

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The bat was discovered on April 17 and taken in for testing as part of the county’s routine rabies surveillance effort, according to the OC Health Care Agency.

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Groft was reportedly captured on surveillance footage using an electric chainsaw to cut down the trees on several different days, at several different times for more than a week.

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A suspect is arrested after surveillance footage showed a man using a chainsaw to take down multiple trees in downtown Los Angeles.

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The Los Angeles Police Department arrested a man on Tuesday who was captured on surveillance footage using a chainsaw to chop down multiple trees in Downtown Los Angeles.

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