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Definition stakeout in British English

stakeout noun

[countable] noun
/ˈsteɪkˌaʊt/
1

an act of waiting outside a building and watching it, especially secretly in order to catch a criminal or find out whether there is any illegal activity there

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Definition stakeout in British English