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Definition of Surveillance
1. Noun. Close observation of a person or group (usually by the police).
Specialized synonyms: Electronic Surveillance, Vigil, Watch, Stakeout, Surveillance Of Disease
Definition of Surveillance
1. n. Oversight; watch; inspection; supervision.
Definition of Surveillance
1. Noun. Close observation of an individual or group; person or persons under suspicion ¹
2. Noun. Continuous monitoring of disease occurrence for example ¹
3. Noun. (military espionage) Systematic observation of places and people by visual, aural, electronic, photographic or other means. ¹
4. Noun. (legal) In criminal law, an investigation process by which police gather evidence about crimes, or suspected crime, through continued observation of persons or places. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Surveillance
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Surveillance
Literary usage of Surveillance
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Drug Use Among Racial/Ethnic Minorities edited by Andrea Kopstein (1998)
"AIDS surveillance Data AIDS surveillance data are maintained by CDC using information
... Although surveillance activities range from passive to active, ..."
2. A Review of the EPA Water Security Research and Technical Support Action Plan by National Research Council (U.S.), Panel on Water System Security Research, Inc NetLibrary (2004)
"3.6.b A Health surveillance Network Associated with Contaminated Drinking Water.
... it will be picked up by existing health surveillance systems. ..."
3. Financial Investigations: A Financial Approach to Detecting and Resolving Crimesby Don Vogel by Don Vogel (1999)
"They can be classified as follows: • Stationary • Moving • Electronic Stationary
Stationary surveillance is where neither the suspect or the agent ..."
4. Hazards Ahead: Managing Cleanup Worker Health and Safety at the Nuclear (1993)
"The HAZWOPER standard does not mandate medical surveillance for all workers at
hazardous waste sites, however. Only those employees "who are or may be ..."
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