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espionage
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es·pi·o·nage  (sp--näzh, -nj)
n.
The act or practice of spying or of using spies to obtain secret information, as about another government or a business competitor.

[French espionnage, from espionner, to spy, from Old French espion, spy, from Old Italian spione, of Germanic origin; see spek- in Indo-European roots.]

espionage [ˈɛspɪəˌnɑːʒ ˌɛspɪəˈnɑːʒ ˈɛspɪənɪdʒ]
n
1. the systematic use of spies to obtain secret information, esp by governments to discover military or political secrets
2. the act or practice of spying
[from French espionnage, from espionner to spy, from espion spy, from Old Italian spione, of Germanic origin; compare German spähen to spy]

The act of obtaining, delivering, transmitting, communicating, or receiving information about the national defense with an intent, or reason to believe, that the information may be used to the injury of the United States or to the advantage of any foreign nation. Espionage is a violation of 18 United States Code 792-798 and Article 106, Uniform Code ofMilitary Justice. See also counterintelligence.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.espionage - the systematic use of spies to get military or political secretsespionage - the systematic use of spies to get military or political secrets
undercover work, spying - the act of keeping a secret watch for intelligence purposes

espionage
noun spying, intelligence, surveillance, counter-intelligence, undercover work The authorities have arrested several people suspected of espionage.
Translations
espionage [ˌespɪəˈnɑːʒ] Nespionaje m
industrial espionageespionaje m industrial

espionage [ˈɛspɪənɑːʒ] nespionnage m industrial espionage

espionage
nSpionage f

espionage [ˌɛspɪəˈnɑːʒ] nspionaggio

espionage
n espionage [ˈespiənaːʒ]
the activity of spying He has never been involved in espionage. spioenasie تَجَسُّس، جاسوسِيَّه шпионаж špionáž spionage die Spionage κατασκοπεία espionaje spionaaþ جاسوسی vakoilu espionnage רִיגוּל गुप्तचर रखना, चारवृत्ति špijuniranje kémkedés spionase njósnir spionaggio スパイ行為 스파이 행위 špionažas, šnipinėjimas spiegošana aktiviti perisikan spionage spionasje szpiegostwo espionagem spionaj шпионаж špionáž vohunstvo špijunaža spioneri, spionage จารกรรม casusluk 間諜活動 шпигунство, шпіонаж جاسوسی gián điệp

espionage جاسوسية špionáž spionage Spionage κατασκοπεία espionaje vakoilu espionnage špijunaža spionaggio スパイ行為 첩보 활동 spionage spionasje szpiegostwo espionagem шпионаж spionage จารกรรม casusluk hoạt động gián điệp 间谍


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France has firmly insisted that Reiss is innocent of any espionnage and has demanded her unconditional release, but Iranian prosecutors have said that she must remain in Iran pending the verdict in her case.
Sur la foi d'une analyse graphologique expeditive portee sur un "bordereau," Alfred Dreyfus fut arrete pour espionnage le 15 octobre 1894, traduit devant le conseil de guerre et declare coupable de haute trahison par un proces en cour martiale tenu a huis-clos, il fut condamne a tort pour espionnage au profit de l'Allemagne (19-22 decembre 1894).
Industrial espionnage and forgery were age-old problems, she said, "but there are more and more copies being made in every sector of the fashion field.
 
 
 
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