Surveil
Pronunciation
- IPA: /sɚˈveɪl/
- Rhymes: -eɪl
Origin
Back-formation from {{3}} More at survey.
Full definition of surveil
Verb
- (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.
- 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