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surveillance definition

sur·veil·lance (sər vā′ləns; occas., -vāl′yəns)

noun

    1. close watch kept over someone, esp. a suspect
    2. constant observation of a place or process
  2. supervision or inspection

Etymology: Fr < surveiller, to watch over < sur- (see sur-) + veiller < L vigilare, to watch, wake

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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