counterespionage

[koun-ter-es-pee-uh-nahzh, -nij]

noun

1. the detection and frustration of enemy espionage.

counterespionage

/ ˌkaʊntərˈɛspɪəˌnɑːʒ /

noun

1. activities designed to detect and counteract enemy espionage

Word History and Origins

Origin of counterespionage¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; counter- + espionage

Example Sentences

Instead, they had dumped him at the so-called Russia Squad in L.A., a counterespionage unit meant to combat Soviet spying.

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China revised its already sweeping counterespionage law last year to expand the definition of spying and has warned repeatedly in recent months about the dangers of interactions with foreigners.

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Changes to China’s counterespionage laws have also broadened the law’s already sweeping definition of what constitutes spying.

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FBI Director Christopher Wray said this week that the bureau is using artificial intelligence to boost its counterespionage efforts against Chinese hackers.

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Raimondo has said U.S. firms faced new challenges, among them unexplained large fines, raids on businesses and changes to a counterespionage law.

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