stakeout

stake·out  (stkout)

n.

Surveillance of an area, building, or person, especially by the police.

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stakeout [ˈsteɪkaʊt] Slang chiefly US and Canadian

n

1. (Law) a police surveillance of an area, house, or criminal suspect

2. (Law) an area or house kept under such surveillance

vb stake out

(Law) (tr, adverb) to keep under surveillance

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

stakeout - surveillance of some place or some person by the police (as in anticipation of a crime) surveillance - close observation of a person or group (usually by the police)

Translations

stakeout [ˈsteɪkaʊt] N → operación f de vigilancia

stakeout [ˈsteɪkaʊt] n → surveillance f
to be on a stakeout → effectuer une surveillance

stakeout

n → Überwachung f

stakeout [ˈsteɪkaʊt] n (esp Am) (Police) → sorveglianza

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stakeout [ˈsteɪkaʊt] n (esp Am) (Police) → sorveglianza