espionage

espionage — I noun espial, intelligence, obtaining national defense secrets, obtaining of classified information, practice of spying on others, search made for useful military information, secret observation, secret watching, spying, subversive activity,… …   Law dictionary

espionage — 1> шпионаж Ex: espionage ring агентурная сеть, шпионская организация …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

espionage — noun шпионаж, шпионство …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

Espionage — Es pi*o*nage (?; 277), n. [F. espionnage, fr. espionner to spy, fr. espion spy, OF. espie. See {Espy}.] The practice or employment of spies; the practice of watching the words and conduct of others, to make discoveries, as spies or secret… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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 — ˌespɪəˈnɑ:ʒ сущ. разведка, шпионаж, шпионство to conduct, engage in espionage ≈ шпионить; служить в разведке industrial espionage military espionage шпионаж * ring агентурная сеть, шпионская организация …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

espionage — /es pee euh nahzh , nij, es pee euh nahzh /, n. 1. the act or practice of spying. 2. the use of spies by a government to discover the military and political secrets of other nations. 3. the use of spies by a corporation or the like to acquire the …   Universalium

espionage — The act of obtaining, delivering, transmitting, communicating, or receiving information about the national defense with an intent, or reason to believe, that the information may be used to the injury of the United States or to the advantage of… …   Military dictionary

espionage — noun 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 Date: 1793 the practice of spying or using… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

espionage — noun /ˈɛs.pi.ə.nɑːʒ/ The act or process of learning secret information through clandestine means. Syn: spying …   Wiktionary