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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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