Definitions for spying
spy·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. spyingnoun

   keeping a secret or furtive watch

2. spying, undercover worknoun

   the act of keeping a secret watch for intelligence purposes

3. detection, catching, espial, spying, spottingnoun

   the act of detecting something; catching sight of something

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1. spyingnoun

   espionage

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1. spying

   Espionage, spying, or intelligence gathering is the act of obtaining secret or confidential information (intelligence). A person who commits espionage is called an espionage agent or spy. Any individual or spy ring (a cooperating group of spies), in the service of a government, company, criminal organization, or independent operation, can commit espionage. The practice is clandestine, as it is by definition unwelcome. In some circumstances, it may be a legal tool of law enforcement and in others, it may be illegal and punishable by law. Espionage is often part of an institutional effort by a government or commercial concern. However, the term tends to be associated with state spying on potential or actual enemies for military purposes. Spying involving corporations is known as industrial espionage. One way to gather data and information about a targeted organization is by infiltrating its ranks. Spies can then return information such as the size and strength of enemy forces. They can also find dissidents within the organization and influence them to provide further information or to defect. In times of crisis, spies steal technology and sabotage the enemy in various ways. Counterintelligence is the practice of thwarting enemy espionage and intelligence-gathering. Almost all sovereign states have strict laws concerning espionage, including those who practise espionage in other countries, and the penalties for being caught are often severe.

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1. spying

   Spying, also known as espionage, is the act of secretly collecting and reporting information about the activities, movements, or plans of an individual, organization, or nation, usually for strategic, military, or competitive advantage. It often involves deceit, stealth, and the use of technological devices or human intelligence to gather confidential or classified information without the consent or knowledge of the subject being monitored.

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1. Spying

   of Spy

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1. pigsny

How to pronounce spying?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of spying in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of spying in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of spying in a Sentence

1. Larry Johnson:

   Every country is engaged in spying at this event, and they have their intelligence/surveillance teams come in at least a week in advance, often from different ports of entry, so they are harder to trace, they will be doing every type of surveillance you can imagine, from intercepting cell phone traffic and WiFi to bugging hotel rooms, visual surveillance (photography) and in-person reconnaissance. Johnson said the.

2. James Clapper:

   No, they were not, they were spying on -- a term I don't particularly like -- but on what the Russians were doing. Trying to understand were the Russians infiltrating, trying to gain access, trying to gain leverage or influence which is what they do.

3. Tayyip Erdogan:

   This has nothing to do with press freedom. This is a case of spying.

4. Ben Wallace:

   In the days of social media, there's an awful lot of speculation that goes on about these things, there is no big conspiracy, and the idea that I would take an intelligence officer off a job of, I don't know, targeting al Qaeda in a place that's of mutual( interest) to us, to put him on spying of a campaign, of a presidential candidate, I think it's just not -- it's not going to be the reality.

5. James Clapper:

   I thought it was both stunning and scary, i was amazed at that and rather disappointed that the attorney general would say such a thing. The term' spying' has all kinds of negative connotations and I have to believe he chose that term deliberately.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=spying
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Spying
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spying
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spying