espionage
/ˈɛs.pi.əˌnɑːʒ/ noun C1- The act or process of learning secret information through clandestine means.
Plural espionages
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“Who and what are you?” demanded Villefort, turning over a pile of papers, containing information relative to the prisoner, that a police agent had given to him on his entry, and that, already, in an hour’s time, had swelled to voluminous proportions, thanks to the corrupt espionage of which “the accused” is always made the victim.
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