Meaning Of The Word Stakeout

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stakeout
countable noun: If police officers are on a stakeout, they are secretly watching a building for evidence of criminal activity.

stakeout in American English
the staking out of police, etc. in a surveillance of a location, suspected criminal, etc.
noun: the surveillance of a location by the police, as in anticipation of a crime or the arrival of a wanted person

stakeout in British English
noun: a police surveillance of an area, house, or criminal suspect
verb: to keep under surveillance

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