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espionage

noun

es·​pi·​o·​nage ˈe-spē-ə-ˌnäzh How to pronounce espionage (audio)
-ˌnäj,
-nij,
 Canadian also  -ˌnazh;
ˌe-spē-ə-ˈnäzh;
i-ˈspē-ə-nij How to pronounce espionage (audio)
: the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company
industrial espionage

Synonyms

Example Sentences

He was charged with several counts of espionage. the acts of espionage on behalf of the Confederacy carried on by Belle Boyd and Rose Greenhow
Recent Examples on the Web Jonathan Toebbe and his schoolteacher wife, Diana, were arrested in October and pleaded guilty in February to espionage charges. Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2022 Separately, hackers likely conducting Chinese espionage breached News Corp in an intrusion that was discovered by the company on January 20. Wired, 5 July 2022 Act, a bill that would establish new safeguards against espionage and intellectual property theft in America’s public and private space industries. Marco Rubio, CNN, 26 Aug. 2022 The case has drawn speculation about Russian espionage. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2022 The Soviet Union managed to develop its arsenal without access to Western (or modern Chinese) technology, obtaining it through espionage networks where necessary. Marc Champion, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2022 Prosecutors said that after their arrest, while left in a room alone, Primrose and Morrison allegedly referenced things related to espionage. Teddy Grant, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2022 Two Russians and a Ukrainian citizen have been arrested for alleged espionage at Çekin Military Plant, an arms manufacturing plant in southern Albania, the Albanian Defense Ministry said late Saturday. Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 21 Aug. 2022 They -- Chinese espionage, out-of- control crime in our cities. CBS News, 21 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

French espionnage, from Middle French, from espionner to spy, from espion spy, from Old Italian spione, from spia, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German spehōn to spy — more at spy

First Known Use

1793, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of espionage was in 1793

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