Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Espionage undertaken to detect and counteract enemy espionage.
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- noun All those activities undertaken to
neutralize orexploit theespionage activities of another nation or anenemy
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun spying on the spies
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Examples
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JACOBSON: Well, I don't know specifically, but I will say that all members of the U.S. military are trained in what's called counterespionage, counterintelligence activities, in terms of being able to look at suspicious activities, things that may not seem right, such as someone who doesn't have access to classified information seeking out that information.
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"counterespionage" team to oversee an internal investigation in case sensitive private documents at the bank become public, the newspaper said.
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"counterespionage" team to oversee an internal investigation in case sensitive private documents at the bank become public, the newspaper said.
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Counterterrorism and counterespionage prosecutors reported to separate bosses and worked in the Criminal Division alongside those prosecuting other crimes.
Justice Dept.'s National Security Division draws mixed reviews 4 years Jerry Markon 2010
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We were separate in almost every way, '' said George Z. Toscas, who is the deputy assistant attorney general over counterterrorism and counterespionage.
Justice Dept.'s National Security Division draws mixed reviews 4 years Jerry Markon 2010
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"The nations of China and Russia, through their intelligence services and through their corporations, are attacking our research and development," said U.S. counterespionage chief Robert Bryant.
China Singled Out for Cyberspying Siobhan Gorman 2011
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Bill Nighy is Johnny Worricker, who was recruited to hunt communists for Britain's MI-5 counterespionage service during the Vietnam War era and now finds himself tracking Arabs and other terrorists.
Tales of the Old West and Aging Spies Nancy deWolf Smith 2011
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In a burst of wikipanic, Bank of America has dived into full-on counterespionage mode.
Bank Of America Sets Up WikiLeaks Defense Team Lila Shapiro 2011
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Counterterrorism and counterespionage prosecutors reported to separate bosses and worked in the Criminal Division alongside those prosecuting other crimes.
Justice Dept.'s National Security Division draws mixed reviews 4 years Jerry Markon 2010
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We were separate in almost every way, '' said George Z. Toscas, who is the deputy assistant attorney general over counterterrorism and counterespionage.
Justice Dept.'s National Security Division draws mixed reviews 4 years Jerry Markon 2010
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