wiretap

wiretap
wire·tap 1 /'wīr-ˌtap/ vb -tapped, -tap·ping
vi: to engage in wiretapping
had probable cause to wiretap
vt: to interpret through wiretapping
a wiretapped telephone conversation; also: to connect to the telephone line of for the purpose of wiretapping
wiretapped her home compare bug, eavesdrop
wiretap 2 n
1: an act or instance of wiretapping
we have held previously that wiretap s are a form of a searchWhack v. State, 615 A.2d 1226 (1992)
2: an electrical connection for wiretapping compare pen register

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

wiretap
index eavesdrop

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


wiretap
Using an electronic device to listen to or record another's telephone (or electronic) communications.
Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits

Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.


wiretap
1 n. The listening in of any wire or oral communication by use of electronic or mechanical means; generally illegal where both parties to the communication are unaware of the wiretap. Unauthorized use or possession of wiretap devices is prohibited under state and federal law.
2 v. The act of placing an electronic device to listen in on oral communications.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.

wiretap
n.
   using an electronic device to listen in on telephone lines, which is illegal unless allowed by court order based upon a showing by law enforcement of "probable cause" to believe the communications are part of criminal activities. Use of wiretap is also a wrongful act for which the party whose telephones were tapped may sue the party performing the act and/or listening in as an invasion of privacy or for theft of information. A wiretap differs from a "bug," which is a radio device secretly placed in one's premises to listen in on conversations or to tape incoming calls without notice to the caller. The same rules of illegality and tort liability apply to "bugging."

Law dictionary. . 2013.

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