Wiretap Definition & Meaning

wiretap
noun
  1. the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information
verb
  1. tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information; "The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy"; "Is this hotel room bugged?"

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