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单词 wiretap
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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. 1.1 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.

Derivatives

  • wiretapper

  • noun ˈwʌɪətapə
 
 

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. 1.1 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.
 
 
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