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wiretap definition

☆ wire·tap (-tap′)

intransitive verb, transitive verb wiretapped -·tapped′, wiretapping -·tap′·ping

to tap (a telephone wire, etc.) to get information secretly or underhandedly

noun

  1. the act or an instance of wiretapping
  2. a device used in wiretapping

adjective

of or relating to wiretapping

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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