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surveillance — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ close, constant, regular, round the clock, routine ▪ covert, secret ▪ aerial, electronic … Collocations dictionary
surveillance — /seuhr vay leuhns, vayl yeuhns/, n. 1. a watch kept over a person, group, etc., esp. over a suspect, prisoner, or the like: The suspects were under police surveillance. 2. supervision or superintendence. [1790 1800; < F, equiv. to surveill(er) to … Universalium
surveillance — sur•veil•lance [[t]sərˈveɪ ləns, ˈveɪl yəns[/t]] n. 1) a watch kept over someone or something, esp. over a suspect, prisoner, etc.: under police surveillance[/ex] 2) supervision or superintendence • Etymology: 1790–1800; < F, =surveill(er) to… … From formal English to slang
Surveillance abuse — is the use of surveillance methods or technology to monitor the activity of an individual or group of individuals in a way which violates the social norms or laws of a society. Mass surveillance by the state may constitute surveillance abuse if… … Wikipedia
Police nationale afghane — Création 1747 Type Police nationale Siège … Wikipédia en Français
police — /peuh lees /, n., v., policed, policing. n. 1. Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws. 2. (used with a pl. v.) members of such a force: Several police are… … Universalium
Surveillance — For other uses, see Surveillance (disambiguation). A nest of surveillance cameras at the Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts Surveillance ( … Wikipedia
Police Security Service (Norway) — Norwegian Police Security Service Type Government agency Industry Police force Founded 1937 Headquarters Oslo, Norway Area served Norway … Wikipedia
surveillance — sur|veil|lance [səˈveıləns US sər ] n [U] [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: surveiller to watch over , from sur ( SURCHARGE) + veiller to watch (from Latin vigil; VIGIL)] 1.) when the police, army, etc watch a person or place carefully because… … Dictionary of contemporary English
surveillance — [[t]sə(r)ve͟ɪləns[/t]] N UNCOUNT 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 … English dictionary
police — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ armed, mounted ▪ plain clothes, uniformed ▪ undercover ▪ riot, traffic … Collocations dictionary
