wiretap
noun
an act or instance of tapping telephone or telegraph wires for evidence or other information.
had wiretapped
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past perfectof wiretap.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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According to their reporting, the Greek National Intelligence Service, or EYP — the equivalent of the Central Intelligence Agency — was monitoring his activities for the news outlet Solomon and had wiretapped his phone.
From New York Times ● Nov. 26, 2022
Within days, he found out that EYP had wiretapped his phone via his mobile provider.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2022
NBC News reported that FBI agents had wiretapped phone calls and text messages of Mr. Cohen in the weeks before raiding his home and office.
From Washington Times ● May 3, 2018
President Richard M. Nixon was convinced that his predecessor, Lyndon B. Johnson, had wiretapped his phone and placed a bug on his plane during the last two weeks of the 1968 campaign.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2017
Whoever had wiretapped it would wonder why I didn't use it.
From Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
