wiretap
/ˈwaɪərˌtæp/
noun
- The act or device used to secretly listen to or record phone calls or electronic communications.
- The judge approved a wiretap on the company's main telephone line.
- The scandal involved an illegal wiretap of political opponents.
- They discovered a wiretap hidden inside the phone's base.
verb
- To secretly listen to or record someone's phone calls or electronic communications, usually for investigation or spying.
- It is illegal to wiretap someone without their permission or a warrant.
- The journalist suspected someone was wiretapping her office line.
- The police obtained a court order to wiretap the suspect's phone.