espionage

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.

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

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espionage [ess-pyon-ahzh]

Noun

1. the use of spies to obtain secret information, esp. by governments

2. the act of spying [French espionnage]

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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.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

espionage - the systematic use of spies to get military or political secrets undercover work, spying - the act of keeping a secret watch for intelligence purposes

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espionage

noun spying, intelligence, surveillance, counter-intelligence, undercover work

Translations

espionage [ˈɛspɪənɑːʒ] n → espionaje m

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espionage [ˈɛspɪənɑːʒ] n → espionnage m

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espionage [ˈɛspɪənɑːʒ] n → Spionage f

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espionage [ˈɛspɪənɑːʒ] n → spionaggio

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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 间谍活动