| Pronunciation: | | sur'veyluns
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| Matching Terms: | | surveillance system
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| | Definition: | | [n] close observation of a person or group |
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| | See Also: | | electronic surveillance, investigating, investigation, stakeout, vigil, watch |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Sur*veil"lance\, n. [F., fr. surveiller to watch
over; sur over + veiller to watch, L. vigilare. See {Sur-},
and {Vigil}.]
Oversight; watch; inspection; supervision.
That sort of surveillance of which . . . the young have
accused the old. --Sir W.
Scott.
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