espionage
n.
spying, intelligence
Espionage
<references /> Espionage (a word from [Latin language|Latin espionnage) or spying is a practice of obtaining
information about an organization or a
society that is considered
secret or confidential without the permission of the holder of the information. Unlike other forms of
intelligence work, espionage involves accessing the place where the desired information is stored, or accessing the people who know the information and will divulge it through some kind of subterfuge.It also can be used as a general term to describe spying activities.
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espionage
Noun
1. the systematic use of spies to get military or political secrets
(hypernym) spying, undercover work
Espionage
(n.)
The practice or employment of spies; the practice of watching the words and conduct of others, to make discoveries, as spies or secret emissaries; secret watching.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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espionage
Synonyms and related words:
bugging, cloak-and-dagger work, counterespionage, counterintelligence, electronic surveillance, espial, following, intelligence, intelligence work, looking, lookout, military intelligence, note, notice, observance, observation, reconnaissance, regard, respect, secret police, secret service, shadowing, sleuthing, spying, stakeout, surveillance, tailing, trailing, viewing, watch, watching, wiretap, wiretapping, witnessing
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