wiretap
an act or instance of tapping telephone or telegraph wires for evidence or other information.
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.
to tap telephone or telegraph wires for evidence, information, etc.
pertaining to or obtained by wiretap.
Origin of wiretap
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How to use wiretap in a sentence
As the corruption scandal broke, the recordings of wiretapped telephone conversations began appearing on the Internet.
Toothpaste bombs, wiretapped toothbrushes, tastebud disasters.
Up to a Point: P.J. O’Rourke on Valentine’s Day and Oral Hygiene | P. J. O’Rourke | February 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDamning evidence began to pile up: video coverage, wiretapped conversations, a pair of wine-soaked jeans, a confession.
Brunello’s King Lear: Gianfranco Soldera Reflects on the Attack on His Wine | Alice Feiring | December 8, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe annexed folders contain wiretapped telephone conversations exposing the private lives of journalists and their friends.
Has the Committee to Protect Journalists Betrayed Turkey's Journalists? | Oray Egin | December 21, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the ensuing months, he also allegedly wiretapped a Hollywood actress and hacked into Army and FBI computers.
There's no psi on us but we may be wiretapped by BEB—lots of law offices are and trainees connected with them.
The Psilent Partner | John Victor Peterson
British Dictionary definitions for wiretap
/ (ˈwaɪəˌtæp) /
to make a connection to a telegraph or telephone wire in order to obtain information secretly
Derived forms of wiretap
- wiretapper, noun
- wiretapping, noun
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