Associations to the word «Surveillance»

Wiktionary

SURVEILLANCE, noun. Close observation of an individual or group; person or persons under suspicion.
SURVEILLANCE, noun. Continuous monitoring of disease occurrence for example.
SURVEILLANCE, noun. (military) (espionage) Systematic observation of places and people by visual, aural, electronic, photographic or other means.
SURVEILLANCE, noun. (legal) In criminal law, an investigation process by which police gather evidence about crimes, or suspected crime, through continued observation of persons or places.
SURVEILLANCE CAMERA, noun. A mounted video camera used for the purpose of surveillance, as part of closed-circuit television.

Dictionary definition

SURVEILLANCE, noun. Close observation of a person or group (usually by the police).

Wise words

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C. S. Lewis