スパイ罪ざい

noun

crime of espionage; espionage offense

Legal and news term for the criminal act of spying. Often used in contexts of national security or military law.

• 彼かれはスパイ罪ざいで逮たい捕ほされた。

  He was arrested on charges of espionage.

• スパイ罪ざいは国こっ家か反はん逆ぎゃく罪ざいに匹ひっ敵てきする重じゅう罪ざいだ。

  The crime of espionage is a serious offense comparable to treason.