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wiretap
[wahyuhr-tap]
noun
an act or instance of tapping telephone or telegraph wires for evidence or other information.
verb (used with object)
to obtain (information, evidence, etc.) by tapping telephone or telegraph wires.
to wiretap conversations.
to listen in on by means of a wiretap.
to wiretap a telephone; to wiretap a conversation.
verb (used without object)
to tap telephone or telegraph wires for evidence, information, etc.
adjective
pertaining to or obtained by wiretap.
wiretap
/ ˈɲɪəˌæ /
verb
to make a connection to a telegraph or telephone wire in order to obtain information secretly
Other 51Թ Forms
- ˈɾˌٲ辱Բ noun
- ˈɾˌٲ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of wiretap1
Example Sentences
An investigation into the firings unearthed an even more alarming detail: the aides had been outed by a warrantless wiretap.
He considered wiretaps on reporters, tax audits and contesting TV station licenses.
People I knew and I, myself, were wiretapped and followed by FBI and military intelligence agents.
Sweden's government recently proposed controversial new legislation that would allow police to wiretap children, in an attempt to prevent them from being recruited to teenage gangs.
The Swedish government has proposed new legislation that would allow police to wiretap children under the age of 15 in an attempt to grapple with the problem.
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