wiretapping
窃听,窃听行为,窃听活动,窃听罪
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Definitions
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- : an act or instance of tapping telephone or telegraph wires for evidence or other information.
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wire·tapped, wire·tap·ping.
- : to obtain 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.
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wire·tapped, wire·tap·ping.
- : to tap telephone or telegraph wires for evidence, information, etc.
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Examples
FBI wiretaps caught him discussing the backlash on a telephone call.
Civil liberties protections for Americans make it harder for investigators to persuade judges to authorize wiretaps and other forms of surveillance.
Cruz was not a target of the wiretap, but had texted a person who was.
NSA Director Michael Hayden allegedly defended warrantless wiretapping saying, the government “had the power.”
All (presumably) without the wiretapping of political opponents.
His chances of being admitted to the bar with a felony wiretapping conviction on his record are basically nonexistent.
Maybe this isn't fatal; I'm certainly no expert on wiretapping.
“They needed and wanted his cooperation in their [federal RICO and wiretapping] investigation,” he wrote.