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- Dictionarysurveillance/səˈveɪləns/
noun
- 1. close observation, especially of a suspected spy or criminal: "he found himself put under surveillance by British military intelligence"
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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.
The meaning of SURVEILLANCE is close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective); also : supervision. How to use surveillance in a sentence.
Surveillance is the monitoring of behavior, many activities, or information for the purpose of information gathering, influencing, managing, or directing.
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 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 is the careful watching of someone, especially by an organization such as the police or the army. He was arrested after being kept under constant surveillance. Police swooped on the home after a two-week surveillance operation.
Many times, a person suspected of something illegal by the authorities is placed under surveillance, meaning he or she is closely watched to see if their suspicions are well-founded.
