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Noun: surveillance  sur'vey-lun(t)s
  1. Close observation of a person or group (usually by the police)
    "requesting new powers of surveillance is just a smokescreen to hide their failures"

Derived forms: surveillances

Type of: police investigation, police work

Encyclopedia: Surveillance

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