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wiretap
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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 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.
The number of wiretaps authorized by Nevada judges in criminal cases more than doubled last year, far above the nation’s overall hike of 20 percent, according to the Administrative Office of the U.
 
 
 
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