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wiretap
wire·tap W0185400 (wīr′tăp′)n.1. An act of secretly listening to or recording a person's telephone or internet conversations, often as part of a police investigation.2. A device that is connected to a communications circuit in a concealed fashion in order to enable a wiretap.tr.v. wire·tapped, wire·tap·ping, wire·taps 1. To listen to or record in secret (a conversation carried on over a telephone line or other communications channel), often as part of a police investigation.2. To wiretap the conversations on (a telephone line or other communications channel), often as part of a police investigation.3. To wiretap the conversations of (a person) or the communications devices in (a place).4. To connect a concealed listening or recording device to (a telephone line).
wire′tap′per n.wiretap (ˈwaɪəˌtæp) vb, -taps, -tapping or -tapped (Telecommunications) to make a connection to a telegraph or telephone wire in order to obtain information secretly ˈwireˌtapper n ˈwireˌtapping nwire•tap (ˈwaɪərˌtæp)
n., v. -tapped, -tap•ping. n. 1. an act or instance of tapping telephone or telegraph wires for evidence or other information. v.t. 2. to listen in on by means of a wiretap: to wiretap a conversation. v.i. 3. to tap telephone or telegraph wires for evidence, information, etc. [1900–05] wire′tap`per, n. wiretap
Past participle: wiretapped
Gerund: wiretapping
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| I wiretap | | you wiretap | | he/she/it wiretaps | | we wiretap | | you wiretap | | they wiretap |
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| I wiretapped | | you wiretapped | | he/she/it wiretapped | | we wiretapped | | you wiretapped | | they wiretapped |
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| I am wiretapping | | you are wiretapping | | he/she/it is wiretapping | | we are wiretapping | | you are wiretapping | | they are wiretapping |
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| I have wiretapped | | you have wiretapped | | he/she/it has wiretapped | | we have wiretapped | | you have wiretapped | | they have wiretapped |
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| I was wiretapping | | you were wiretapping | | he/she/it was wiretapping | | we were wiretapping | | you were wiretapping | | they were wiretapping |
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| I had wiretapped | | you had wiretapped | | he/she/it had wiretapped | | we had wiretapped | | you had wiretapped | | they had wiretapped |
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| I will wiretap | | you will wiretap | | he/she/it will wiretap | | we will wiretap | | you will wiretap | | they will wiretap |
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| I will have wiretapped | | you will have wiretapped | | he/she/it will have wiretapped | | we will have wiretapped | | you will have wiretapped | | they will have wiretapped |
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| I will be wiretapping | | you will be wiretapping | | he/she/it will be wiretapping | | we will be wiretapping | | you will be wiretapping | | they will be wiretapping |
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| I have been wiretapping | | you have been wiretapping | | he/she/it has been wiretapping | | we have been wiretapping | | you have been wiretapping | | they have been wiretapping |
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| I will have been wiretapping | | you will have been wiretapping | | he/she/it will have been wiretapping | | we will have been wiretapping | | you will have been wiretapping | | they will have been wiretapping |
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| I had been wiretapping | | you had been wiretapping | | he/she/it had been wiretapping | | we had been wiretapping | | you had been wiretapping | | they had been wiretapping |
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| I would wiretap | | you would wiretap | | he/she/it would wiretap | | we would wiretap | | you would wiretap | | they would wiretap |
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| I would have wiretapped | | you would have wiretapped | | he/she/it would have wiretapped | | we would have wiretapped | | you would have wiretapped | | they would have wiretapped |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | wiretap - the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get informationtapinvestigating, investigation - the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically | | Verb | 1. | wiretap - tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information; "The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy"; "Is this hotel room bugged?"bug, intercept, tapeavesdrop, listen in - listen without the speaker's knowledge; "the jealous man was eavesdropping on his wife's conversations" |
wiretapverbTo monitor (telephone calls) with a concealed listening device connected to the circuit:bug, tap.Translationswiretap
wiretap[′wīr‚tap] (communications) A secretly made and concealed connection to a telephone line, office intercommunication line, or other wiring system, for the purpose of monitoring conversations and activities in a room from a remote location without knowledge of the participants, legally or illegally. wiretap
wiretapn. using an electronic device to listen in on telephone lines, which is illegal unless allowed by court order based upon a showing by law enforcement of "probable cause" to believe the communications are part of criminal activities. Use of wiretap is also a wrongful act for which the party whose telephones were tapped may sue the party performing the act and/or listening in as an invasion of privacy or for theft of information. A wiretap differs from a "bug" which is a radio device secretly placed in one's premises to listen in on conversations or to tape incoming calls without notice to the caller. The same rules of illegality and tort liability apply to "bugging." (See: probable cause, invasion of privacy) wiretap
Synonyms for wiretapverb to monitor (telephone calls) with a concealed listening device connected to the circuitSynonymsSynonyms for wiretapnoun the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get informationSynonymsRelated Words- investigating
- investigation
verb tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get informationSynonymsRelated Words |