closed-circuit
adjective
closed-cir·cuit
ˈklōz(d)-ˈsər-kət 
: used in, shown on, or being a television installation in which the signal is transmitted by wire to a limited number of receivers
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During episode 1, the police show Jamie, Eddie and their attorney a closed-circuit video of Jamie stabbing Katie in the parking lot where her body was later found.
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Jessica Sager, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Before being shuttered in 2021, CoreCivic’s Leavenworth facility served as a maximum-security federal prison, housing violent offenders on behalf of the U.S. Marshals Service in 192,000 square feet of stark white cinder blocks, drywall and closed-circuit television cameras.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2025
Two suspects dressed in black were caught on closed-circuit video cameras outside Newtown Synagogue, according to police in the state of New South Wales (NSW), of which Sydney is the capital.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025
Court records describe how detectives used multiple surveillance cameras and closed-circuit television footage to determine the path the shooter took to get from the shooting site to their getaway car.
—Maggie Ybarra, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2025
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Jessica Sager, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Before being shuttered in 2021, CoreCivic’s Leavenworth facility served as a maximum-security federal prison, housing violent offenders on behalf of the U.S. Marshals Service in 192,000 square feet of stark white cinder blocks, drywall and closed-circuit television cameras.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2025
Two suspects dressed in black were caught on closed-circuit video cameras outside Newtown Synagogue, according to police in the state of New South Wales (NSW), of which Sydney is the capital.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025
Court records describe how detectives used multiple surveillance cameras and closed-circuit television footage to determine the path the shooter took to get from the shooting site to their getaway car.
—Maggie Ybarra, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Closed-circuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/closed-circuit. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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