surveillance (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *surveillance*:
NOUN	act	surveillance	close observation of a person or group (usually by the police)

surveillance > pronunciation
Sounds	servey'lahns
Rhymes	abeyance ... virulence: 273 rhymes with ahns...

English > *surveillance*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	Close observation of a person or group (usually by the police).
Narrower	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
	watch, vigil	A purposeful surveillance to guard or observe / observe
Broader	police work, police investigation	The investigation of criminal activities
Spanish	seguimiento, vigilancia
Catalan	vigilància

HyperDic: surveillance