WIRETAP Definition & Meaning

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wiretap

[ wahyuhr-tap ]

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noun

an act or instance of tapping telephone or telegraph wires for evidence or other information.

verb (used with object)

wiretapped, wiretapping.

to obtain (information, evidence, etc.) by tapping telephone or telegraph wires:
to wiretap conversations.
to listen in on by means of a wiretap:
to wiretap a telephone; to wiretap a conversation.

verb (used without object)

wiretapped, wiretapping.

to tap telephone or telegraph wires for evidence, information, etc.

adjective

pertaining to or obtained by wiretap.

wiretap

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verb

to make a connection to a telegraph or telephone wire in order to obtain information secretly

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Derived Forms

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of wiretap¹

First recorded in 1950–55; back formation from wiretapper

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Henley, in multiple wiretapped calls, allegedly recounted sending the co-conspirator to Minnesota to collect several hundred thousand dollars on behalf of someone he referred to as “Jew Boy.”

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In one case, Roosa said he heard Henley on a wiretap planning a robbery of people who had stolen equipment from a celebrity rapper.

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While on their tour of duty, the judges decide on FBI requests to wiretap alleged foreign spies.

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Obsessed with destroying King’s reputation, Hoover ordered the wiretapping of King’s home and hotel rooms, collecting reels of tape documenting the leader’s extramarital affairs.

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They don't produce mobsters like they used to, Giancarlo Romano told an associate in a wiretapped conversation before he was shot dead a year ago.

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