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surveillance
sur·veil·lance [ sər váylənss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
close watch: continual observation of a person or group, especially one suspected of doing something illegal
[Early 19th century. < French< surveiller "watch over" < veiller "keep watch" < Latin vigilare (see vigilant)]

sur·veil·lant adjective, noun
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