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surveillance
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Surveillance \Sur*veil"lance\, n. [F., fr. surveiller to watch over; sur over + veiller to watch, L. vigilare. See Sur-, and Vigil.] Oversight; watch; inspection; supervision. [1913 Webster] That sort of surveillance of which . . . the young have accused the old. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
