counterespionage

coun·ter·es·pi·o·nage  (kountr-sp--näzh, -nj)

n.

Espionage undertaken to detect and counteract enemy espionage.

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counterespionage

Noun

activities to counteract enemy espionage

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That aspect of counterintelligence designed to detect, destroy, neutralize, exploit, or prevent espionage activities through identification, penetration, manipulation, deception, and repression of individuals, groups, or organizations conducting or suspected of conducting espionage activities.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

counterespionage - spying on the spies counterintelligence - intelligence activities concerned with identifying and counteracting the threat to security posed by hostile intelligence organizations or by individuals engaged in espionage or sabotage or subversion or terrorism

Translations

counterespionage [ˈkauntərˈɛspɪənɑːʒ] counter n → Gegenspionage f, Spionageabwehr f