• Surveil

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /sɚˈveɪl/
    • Rhymes: -eɪl

    Origin

    Back-formation from {{3}} More at survey.

    Full definition of surveil

    Verb

    1. (transitive, nonstandard) To keep someone or something under surveillance.The plaintiff also stresses that the store as a whole, and the customer exits especially, were closely surveilled.
    2. Alexandre of London v. Indem. Ins. Co., 182 F. Supp. 748, 750 (United States District Court for the District of Columbia) (1960), cited in Bryan A. Garner. A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage (2nd ed., 2001) p. 861
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