noun. An act of secretly listening to or recording a person's telephone or Internet conversations, often as part of a police investigation.

noun. A device that is connected to a communications circuit in a concealed fashion in order to enable a wiretap.

transitive verb. To listen to or record in secret (a conversation carried on over a telephone line or other communications channel), often as part of a police investigation.

transitive verb. To wiretap the conversations on (a telephone line or other communications channel), often as part of a police investigation.

transitive verb. To wiretap the conversations of (a person) or the communications devices in (a place).

transitive verb. To connect a concealed listening or recording device to (a telephone line).

transitive verb. to tap{5} (a telephone or telegraph line) to get information surreptitiously; also, to obtain or record (information) by use of a wiretap.

noun. the act or event of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information surreptitiously.

noun. A concealed device connected to a telephone or other communications system that allows a third party to listen or record conversations.

noun. The act of installing such a device.

verb. To install or to use such a device.

verb. tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information

noun. the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information

"John Sununu, R-N. H., and others that certain wiretap and record seizure provisions violate privacy rights."

wiretapper  wiretapping  

eavesdrop  investigating  investigation  listen in  

above-recited  annotate  antitrust  bastard  close-range  

attend  attend to  auscultate  be all ears  bend an ear  

wiretapped  wiretapping  wiretaps