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SURVEILLANCE definition: 1. the careful watching of a person or place, especially by the police or army, because of a crime…. Learn more.
noun. /sɜːˈveɪləns/ /sɜːrˈveɪləns/ [uncountable] the act of carefully watching a person suspected of a crime or a place where a crime may be committed synonym observation. The police are keeping the suspects under constant surveillance. surveillance cameras/equipment. Extra Examples. Topics War and conflict c1, Crime and punishment c1.
noun. sur· veil· lance sər-ˈvā-lən (t)s. also. -ˈvāl-yən (t)s. or. -ˈvā-ən (t)s. Synonyms of surveillance. : close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) also : supervision see also immune surveillance. Synonyms. care. charge. guidance. headship. oversight. regulation. stewardship. superintendence. superintendency. supervision.
noun. close observation of a person or group (usually by the police) see more. surveillance of some place or some person by the police (as in anticipation of a crime) 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.
the careful watching of a person or place, especially by the police or army, because of a crime that has happened or is expected: The police have kept the nightclub under surveillance because of suspected illegal drug activity. More banks are now installing surveillance cameras. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Using the eyes.
Surveillance is the careful watching of someone, especially by an organization such as the police or the army.
Surveillance definition: a watch kept over a person, group, etc., especially over a suspect, prisoner, or the like. See examples of SURVEILLANCE used in a sentence.
Surveillance definition: Close observation of a person or group, especially one under suspicion.
SURVEILLANCE definition: the activity of watching someone carefully, especially by the police or army, because they are…. Learn more.
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.
