Definition of wiretap in English:
wiretap
nounPlural wiretaps ˈwʌɪətapˈwaɪ(ə)rˌtæp
1An act of using a listening device to conduct surveillance, typically over a phone line.
illegal wiretaps of leading politicians
as modifier secret wiretap recordings
Example sentencesExamples
- The U.S. government is proposing to expand wiretap design laws broadly to Internet services, including voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) services and other peer-to- peer tools.
- Wiretaps were "essential to the success of the investigation."
- Telephone wiretaps and electronic surveillance are and were essential in most counterintelligence operations.
- In a wiretap channel, the eavesdropper is assumed to receive messages transmitted by the sender over a channel that is noisier than the legitimate receiver's channel.
- A 27-day telephone wiretap in Maryland averaged 358 intercepts per day.
- 1.1 A listening device used to conduct surveillance, typically one connected to a phone line.
after putting a wiretap on the phone of the pizzeria, agents searched shipments bound for the warehouse
verbwiretapping, wiretapped, wiretaps ˈwʌɪətapˈwaɪ(ə)rˌtæp
[with object]Use a listening device to conduct surveillance on.
the government illegally wiretapped the lawyers
Example sentencesExamples
- British law prohibits us wiretapping ourselves, but it says nothing about covert foreign nationals setting up shop.
- If any American citizen was to be wiretapped, the authorities had to go to the special FlSA court to get a warrant.
- These individuals are concerned that the ability to route wiretapped calls to a central location would enable a single team of agents to monitor multiple conversations.
- A very high number of private telephone communications are wiretapped under police investigations.
- Wiretapped recordings obtained pursuant to Title III are ordinarily exempt from disclosure under Exemption 3.
Definition of wiretap in US English:
wiretap
nounˈwaɪ(ə)rˌtæpˈwī(ə)rˌtap
1An act of using a listening device to conduct surveillance, typically over a phone line.
illegal wiretaps of leading politicians
as modifier secret wiretap recordings
Example sentencesExamples
- A 27-day telephone wiretap in Maryland averaged 358 intercepts per day.
- Telephone wiretaps and electronic surveillance are and were essential in most counterintelligence operations.
- The U.S. government is proposing to expand wiretap design laws broadly to Internet services, including voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) services and other peer-to- peer tools.
- Wiretaps were "essential to the success of the investigation."
- In a wiretap channel, the eavesdropper is assumed to receive messages transmitted by the sender over a channel that is noisier than the legitimate receiver's channel.
- 1.1 A listening device used to conduct surveillance, typically one connected to a phone line.
after putting a wiretap on the phone of the pizzeria, agents searched shipments bound for the warehouse
verbˈwaɪ(ə)rˌtæpˈwī(ə)rˌtap
[with object]Use a listening device to conduct surveillance on.
the government illegally wiretapped the lawyers
Example sentencesExamples
- These individuals are concerned that the ability to route wiretapped calls to a central location would enable a single team of agents to monitor multiple conversations.
- A very high number of private telephone communications are wiretapped under police investigations.
- British law prohibits us wiretapping ourselves, but it says nothing about covert foreign nationals setting up shop.
- Wiretapped recordings obtained pursuant to Title III are ordinarily exempt from disclosure under Exemption 3.
- If any American citizen was to be wiretapped, the authorities had to go to the special FlSA court to get a warrant.