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How to pronounce wiretap in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms bug, intercept, tap
Type of eavesdrop, listen in
Derivation wiretapper
Type Words
Synonyms tap
Type of investigating, investigation

Examples of wiretap

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Anggodo, who has complained about the KPK wiretap, has confirmed the recordings.
From the bloomberg.com
Verizon received more than 1,000 wiretap and other court orders in 2006, he said.
From the foxnews.com
We recommend a wiretap, an undercover operation or around-the-clock surveillance.
From the time.com
If the cops wanted to wiretap your conversation, they'd generally need a warrant.
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It also has original jurisdiction to review warrants for wiretap surveillance.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Two Canadian courts have publicly criticized CSIS for destroying wiretap evidence.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Witnesses testified, evidence was presented and the occasional wiretap tape played.
From the time.com
Earlier witnesses have established that investigators found only one wiretap.
From the nytimes.com
Abner Nicherie, a Pellicano client, was convicted of aiding and abetting a wiretap.
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More examples
  • The act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information
  • Telephone tapping (or wire tapping/wiretapping in the USA) is the monitoring of telephone and Internet conversations by a third party, often by covert means. ...
  • Overheard is a 2009 Hong Kong crime thriller film written and directed by Alan Mak and Felix Chong, and produced by Henry Fong and Derek Yee. The film stars Lau Ching-Wan, Louis Koo and Daniel Wu as a trio of police officers conducting surveillance on a public company. ...
  • Wiretap is a progressive/liberal English language online news and culture website that emerged from the youth-oriented project of AlterNet and became an independent, self sustaining publication. ...
  • WireTap is a half-hour long radio show which airs on CBC Radio One Saturday afternoons at 1:30 pm, and Thursday evenings at 11:30 pm. An hour-long version of WireTap is distributed in the United States by Public Radio International and is heard on multiple public radio stations. ...
  • A concealed device connected to a telephone or other communications system that allows a third party to listen or record conversations; The act of installing such a device; To install or to use such a device
  • (wiretapping) The installation or monitoring of wiretaps
  • (wiretapping) the interception of electronic communications in order to access information
  • (Wire-tapping) An electronic surveillance device which secretly listens in and records conversations held over a phone line. It is usually only allowed with the permission of a judge and if it can be shown to be necessary for the solving of a serious crime.