interception
/ɪntəˈsɛpʃ(ə)n/noun [mass noun]
1Action taken to prevent someone or something from continuing to a destination: the interception of arms shipments...
- A number of finely timed interceptions and tackles.
- Players in the zone perform more game changing moves, like forcing fumbles or interceptions, or breaking tackles or opening holes for larger plays.
- There is now a touch of elegance and effectiveness in his interceptions and tackling.
1.1 [count noun] (In sport) an act of catching a pass made by an opposing player: O’Hara made a good interception in midfield and then surged forward...
- Always known as a fearless tackler, he has improved his pass defense (nine interceptions the past two seasons).
- His defense against the pass was exemplary in 1999, as he finished with a career-high 12 passes defensed and one interception.
- He had 119 tackles, two interceptions and eight passes defensed in 2002.
1.2The process of receiving electronic transmissions before they reach the intended recipient: designed for the clandestine interception of other people’s telephone calls...
- But to reduce the chance of electronic interception, that PIN is not entered into the PC or transmitted to the server as part of the log-in process.
- Under the wiretap statute, the unauthorized interception of electronic communications and the use or disclosure of information obtained thereby is prohibited.
- Another side effect of badly designed systems is the interception of emails that the intended recipient would want to receive.
