Wiretap (Noun)
Meaning
The act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The FBI was granted permission to set up a wiretap on the suspect's phone line to gather evidence.
- Police investigators requested a wiretap to monitor the suspicious activities of the company's CEO.
- Law enforcement officials argued that the wiretap was necessary to prevent further financial crimes from taking place.
- Without the wiretap, authorities might have missed crucial details in the espionage investigation.
- Judges reviewed the evidence from the wiretap and granted permission to raid the location suspected of criminal activity.