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Espionage — Spy and Secret agent redirect here. For other uses, see Spy (disambiguation) and Secret agent (disambiguation). For other uses, see Espionage (disambiguation). Espionage or spying involves an individual obtaining information that is considered… … Wikipedia
espionage — es·pi·o·nage / es pē ə ˌnäzh, ˌnäj, nij/ n: the practice of gathering, transmitting, or losing through gross negligence information relating to the defense of the U.S. with the intent that or with reason to believe that the information will be… … Law dictionary
espionage — es‧pi‧o‧nage [ˈespiənɑːʒ] noun [uncountable] when people secretly find out a country s or company s secrets: • He was cleared of mounting a campaign of industrial espionage against his main rival. * * * espionage UK US /ˈespiənɑːʒ/ noun [U] ► the … Financial and business terms
Espionage — During the Soviet era, the Kremlin developed a global espionage network, using agents of the KGB, the military’s secret service apparatus, and Communist sympathizers in Third World countries. The main target of such activities was the United… … Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation
espionage — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ corporate, economic, industrial ▪ The big computer companies are very worried about industrial espionage. ▪ international ▪ American, Britis … Collocations dictionary
espionage — [[t]e̱spiənɑːʒ[/t]] N UNCOUNT Espionage is the activity of finding out the political, military, or industrial secrets of your enemies or rivals by using spies. [FORMAL] → See also counter espionage The authorities have arrested several people… … English dictionary
espionage — es|pi|o|nage [ˈespiəna:ʒ] n [U] [Date: 1700 1800; : French; Origin: espionnage, from espion spy ] the activity of secretly finding out secret information and giving it to a country s enemies or a company s competitors = ↑spying →↑spy ▪ a campaign … Dictionary of contemporary English
espionage against the United States — Overt, covert, or clandestine activity designed to obtain information relating to the national defense with intent or reason to believe that it will be used to the injury of the United States or to the advantage of a foreign nation. For espionage … Military dictionary
espionage — noun (U) the activity of secretly finding out a country s or company s secrets: Some of the embassy staff were certainly involved in espionage … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
espionage — Spying, especially for military purposes; a criminal offense where the activity is employed against the United States. 47 Am J1st Sedit Etc. § 5. The obtaining of national defense information and communicating it to a foreign nation in time of… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Chinese intelligence activity abroad — Chinese intelligence is believed to be highly active outside of the People s Republic of China.[1][2] China is the largest intelligence collector in the Netherlands, as well as in several other EU countries, and one of the top five intelligence… … Wikipedia
