1. wiretap - Noun
2. wiretap - Verb
tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information
Source: WordNetPresident Bush has asserted the right to wiretap and eavesdrop on any American without a warrant in the name of fighting terrorism. He has asserted presidential power beyond stated constitutional rights, and there is no Republican gutsy enough to call his hand. Helen Thomas
The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy Source: Internet
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Agents also failed to disclose information that raised questions about the validity of the Steele dossier, which the IG said played a “central and essential” role in the FBI’s decision to wiretap Page. Source: Internet
It also has original jurisdiction to review warrants for wiretap surveillance. Source: Internet
Much of the more than 400 pages of applications is redacted, making it impossible to know all the evidence that the FBI presented to a judge in seeking the wiretap order. Source: Internet