wiretap
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- noun
- /ˈwaɪərˌtæp/
:
dispositivo de escucha
- An unauthorized wiretap is a felony.
- FBI wiretap
- telephone wiretap
- illegal wiretaps
So we get this big trail, we cross it, there's a telephone pole, salad goes up, hooks up the wiretap.
- So we get this big trail, we cross it, there's a telephone pole, salad goes up, hooks up the wiretap.
Examples
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It was decided that they would place a wiretap on Teresa's phone and interview her family and friends once more.
Blog text (10) -
So with the wiretaps, like, how long did this go on?
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Someone had come in, put a tape of that telephone wiretap in his radio tape player, and turned it on.
Fiction book (1993) -
The Agency caught a wiretap on our phones.
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We'll install the wiretaps tomorrow.
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FBI agents with headphones listen to wiretaps, bustle in and out.
Fiction book (1997) -
FBI agents finally arrested Blagojevich after wiretaps revealed what sounded like an ongoing auction for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Obama.
Academic text (2011) -
The detective used a wiretap to gather evidence on the suspect's activities.
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An unauthorized wiretap can lead to serious legal consequences.
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The government has placed wiretaps on several known criminals' phones.
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Etymology
The word wiretap comes from wire ('a thin metal thread used in phone lines') and tap ('to make a small connection to get something'). So a wiretap is the device or method that makes that secret connection to listen to people's calls.