wiretap
noun
an act or instance of tapping telephone or telegraph wires for evidence or other information.
wiretapped
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past participleof wiretap.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof wiretap.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
wiretapnounan act or instance of tapping telephone or telegraph wires for evidence or other information.
Example Sentences
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The anti-corruption bureau shared part of a wiretapped conversation as part of its case and said six more people had been identified as suspects.
From BBC ● May 12, 2026
The intelligence officers scribbled notes on wiretapped phone calls and typed thousands of pages of reports on opposition activities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 29, 2025
The anti-corruption agency then gradually released a series of videos featuring wiretapped conversations of those implicated in the scheme.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2025
People I knew and I, myself, were wiretapped and followed by FBI and military intelligence agents.
From Salon ● May 6, 2025
Whoever had wiretapped it would wonder why I didn't use it.
From Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
