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Noun: espionage  'e-spee-u,naazh
  1. The systematic use of spies to get military or political secrets
    "a clever wheeze probably succeeded in neutralizing the German espionage threat"

Derived forms: espionages

Type of: spying, undercover work

Encyclopedia: Espionage