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sur·veil·lance
(sər-vā′ləns)n.
1. Close observation of a person or group, especially one under suspicion.
2. The act of observing or the condition of being observed.
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surveillance
(sɜːˈveɪləns)n
(Law) close observation or supervision maintained over a person, group, etc, esp one in custody or under suspicion
[C19: from French, from surveiller to watch over, from sur-1 + veiller to keep watch (from Latin vigilāre; see vigil)]
surˈveillant adj, n
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sur•veil•lance
(sərˈveɪ ləns, -ˈveɪl yəns)n.
1. a watch kept over someone or something, esp. over a suspect, prisoner, etc.: under police surveillance.
2. supervision or superintendence.
[1790–1800; < French, =surveill(er) to watch over (sur- sur-1 + veiller < Latin vigilāre to watch]
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surveillance
The systematic observation of aerospace, surface, or subsurface areas, places, persons, or things, by visual, aural, electronic, photographic, or other means. See also air surveillance; satellite and missile surveillance; sea surveillance.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
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Noun | 1. | surveillance - close observation of a person or group (usually by the police) police investigation, police work - the investigation of criminal activities electronic surveillance - surveillance by electronic means (e.g. television) stakeout - surveillance of some place or some person by the police (as in anticipation of a crime) surveillance of disease - the ongoing systematic collection and analysis of data about an infectious disease that can lead to action being taken to control or prevent the disease |
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surveillance
noun observation, watch, scrutiny, supervision, control, care, direction, inspection, vigilance, superintendence He was arrested after being kept under constant surveillance.
Quotations
"Big Brother is watching you" [George Orwell 1984]
"Big Brother is watching you" [George Orwell 1984]
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surveillance
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Translations
surveillance
[sɜːˈveɪləns] N to be under surveillance → estar vigilado, estar bajo vigilanciato keep sb under surveillance → vigilar a algn, tener vigilado a algn
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
surveillance
[sərˈveɪləns] n → surveillance f
to be under surveillance → être sous surveillance
to put sb under surveillance → mettre qn sous surveillance
to be under surveillance → être sous surveillance
to put sb under surveillance → mettre qn sous surveillance
modif [aircraft, flight, camera, equipment, operation, team] → de surveillance
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
surveillance
n → Überwachung f, → Observation f (form); to be under surveillance → überwacht or observiert (form) → werden; to keep somebody under surveillance → jdn überwachen or observieren (form)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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sur·veil·lance
n. vigilancia.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
surveillance
n vigilanciaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.