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espionage (sh)




Practice of obtaining military, political, commercial, or other secret information by means of spies or illegal monitoring devices.

It is sometimes distinguished from the broader category of intelligence gathering by its aggressive nature and its illegality. Counterespionage efforts are directed at detecting and thwarting espionage by others.