0 the continuous watching of a building or area, especially by the police
1 an act of secretly watching a place or person, esp. to see if any illegal activity is taking place:
The stakeout did not provide much help to investigators.
A stakeout of bridges over the river had been unproductive, and the operation had been scheduled to end a 6:00 am.
It takes some stakeout time and a guilt trip, but the truth comes out in time.
Police set up a 24-hour stakeout of her house, and watched her every move.
They notify her that they believe she is in danger, and she agrees to let them stay and stake-out the place.
She comes close to capturing him during a stakeout.
He ended up in a car accident in an unrequested stake-out gone wrong.
Chiren, who has been on stakeout, follows her.
And after a botched attempt on the stakeout, the unit is stranded in a sea of self-recriminations and guilt!
