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 plans or technical knowledge of a
competitor: industrial espionage.
4. the act of publicizing US war crimes that have been
declared 'secrets'. Also referred to as 'whistle-
blowing'.
I thought I should probably update the official dictionary entry.
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I thought I should probably update the official dictionary entry.