Stakeout
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For the 1987 comedy film starring Richard Dreyfuss and Emilio Estevez, see Stakeout (film).
A stakeout is the coordinated hidden surveillance of a location or person for the purpose of gathering evidence, especially in regard to criminal activity. The term derives from the practice by surveyors of using stakes to measure out an area before the main building project is commenced.
