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Surveillance

Definition

(formal) The act of carefully watching or observing someone or something, especially in order to gather information or to prevent or detect crime; close observation, especially of a person or group, by police or other authorities.

Example Sentences

1The government has increased surveillance of online activities in the name of national security.
2Is there a need for greater surveillance of financial transactions to prevent money laundering?
3The company's surveillance system was hacked, allowing the thieves to plan their robbery undetected.
4Critics argue that the new surveillance laws infringe on individual privacy and civil liberties.
5The police used surveillance footage to identify the suspects in the robbery and track their movements.

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