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Definition of Espionage
1. Noun. The systematic use of spies to get military or political secrets.
Definition of Espionage
1. 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.
Definition of Espionage
1. Noun. The act or process of learning secret information through clandestine means. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Espionage
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Espionage
Literary usage of Espionage
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. International Law: A Treatise by Lassa Oppenheim (1921)
"Indeed, espionage and war treason bear a twofold character. For persons committing
acts of espionage or war treason are — as will be shown ..."
2. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1922)
"War ®=4—espionage Act of 1917 Is constitutional. The espionage Act of June 15,
1917, is a valid constitutional law. 3. Post office 0=314—When newspaper ..."
3. Security Awareness in the 1980s: Featured Articles From Security Awareness (1992)
"Perhaps the number one message (for the potential offender) is that espionage
doesn't pay, but by describing these real-life situations, we can convey a ..."
4. An Introduction to Computer Security: The Nist Handbook by Barbara Guttman (1995)
"Industrial espionage can be perpetrated either by companies seeking to improve their
... Foreign industrial espionage carried out by a government is often ..."
5. Report on the Steel Strike of 1919 by Bureau of Industrial Research (1920)
"Great systems of espionage are an integral part of the anti- union alternative
... espionage was of two general classes: spies directly in the employ of the ..."
6. U. S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns with the People's edited by Christopher Cox (1999)
"These efforts included espionage, rigorous review of US unclassified technical
... espionage played a central part in the PRC's acquisition of classified US ..."
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