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Espionage is defined as the act of spying or the use of spies by a government or a company.
(verb)An example of espionage is when a spy infiltrates the government of another country to learn valuable state secrets.
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See espionage in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- the act of spying
- the use of spies by a government to learn the military secrets of other nations
- ☆ the use of spies in industry or commerce to learn the secrets of other companies
Origin: Fr espionnage < espionner, to spy < espion < It spione < spia, spy < Gmc *speha, akin to OHG spehon: see spy
See espionage in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
The act or practice of spying or of using spies to obtain secret information, as about another government or a business competitor.
Origin:
Origin: French espionnage
Origin: , from espionner, to spy
Origin: , from Old French espion, spy
Origin: , from Old Italian spione, of Germanic origin; see spek- in Indo-European roots
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