| NOUN | act | surveillance | close observation of a person or group (usually by the police) |
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| Sounds | servey'lahns | |
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| Rhymes | abeyance ... virulence: 273 rhymes with ahns... | |
| Meaning | Close observation of a person or group (usually by the police). | |
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| 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 | |
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