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wiretap [′wīr‚tap]
(communications)
A secretly made and concealed connection to a telephone line, office intercommunication line, or other wiring system, for the purpose of monitoring conversations and activities in a room from a remote location without knowledge of the participants, legally or illegally.


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The wiretap controversy emerged last week with claims that the telephones of Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor Aykut Cengiz Engin have been wiretapped since 2008 as part of a probe into the criminal organization known as Ergenekon.
The wiretaps proceded without permission from a special court set up to watch over government wiretapping operations inside the United States, as provided for under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) of 1978.
The wiretaps proceded without permission from a special court set up to watch over government wiretapping operations inside the United States, as provided for under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) of 1978.
 
 
 
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