surveillance operation

collocation in English

meaningsofsurveillanceandoperation

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surveillance
noun[U]
uk
/səˈveɪ.ləns/us
/sɚˈveɪ.ləns/
the careful watching of a person or place, especially by the police or army, because of a crime that has happened or ...
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operation
noun
uk
/ˌɒp.ərˈeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌɑː.pəˈreɪ.ʃən/
the fact of operating or ...
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Otherwise, anysurveillanceoperationwhich in any way makes use of residential premises or a private vehicle becomes intrusive.
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It was an example of people being vigilant and reporting the information to the police, with asurveillanceoperationthen being mounted.
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What happens if a foreign national, who is carrying out asurveillanceoperationhere, behaves thuggishly towards someone who is not directly related to the inquiry?
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Particularly where information has been obtained by intrusive surveillance as part of a long-term intelligence gathering operation, a prosecution may result long after the original intrusivesurveillanceoperation.
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It covered anysurveillanceoperation.
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Particularly where information has been obtained by instrusive surveillance as part of a long-term intelligence gathering operation, a prosecution may result long after the original intrusivesurveillanceoperation.
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Running asurveillanceoperationmeans going to private householders, asking for their support and for facilities and explaining a part of what the objective of the operation is.
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The issue is whether an officer from overseas entering this country while performing a covertsurveillanceoperationshould be prohibited from stopping, searching or questioning the person under surveillance.
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The definition of what is covert in clause 25(8) has been criticised, because it does not depend on whether someone believes that asurveillanceoperationmay be in progress.
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He begins his ownsurveillanceoperationagainst the innocent man and his friends.
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They were apprehended by undercover officers who had been following the men as part of asurveillanceoperation.
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They have to mount asurveillanceoperationon the occupants of two target houses.
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At least some villagers associated the new technology with the surveillance operations of the state.
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Examples of such tasks are: surveillance operations, search and exploration, rescue, survey and mapping, cooperative handling of objects, and other work.
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The three men were caught because officers had been watching them in an intelligence-ledsurveillanceoperation; they were later found guilty of conspiracy to recklessly damage property and endanger life.
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According to a survey of police officers in respect of drug related offences, the use of police informants was seen as more cost-effective when compared with surveillance operations.
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Public health staff were interviewed to collect information on surveillance operations.
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The presidency will also bring under scrutiny the present arrangements for joint customs surveillance operations at external frontiers.
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The presidency will also bring under scrutiny the present arrangements for joint customs surveillance operations at the external frontier.
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The alternative—mounting surveillance operations on all those currently excluded—would have substantial resource implications.
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