1. an electronic device used to secretly listen to or record telephone conversations
2. the act of secretly listening to or recording telephone conversations

1. to secretly listen to or record someone’s telephone conversations using an electronic device

Examples

• The FBI obtained a court order to place a wiretap on the suspect’s phone.
• Police discovered the wiretap hidden in the office telephone.
• The wiretap revealed crucial evidence in the corruption case.
• It is illegal to wiretap someone’s phone without proper authorization.
• Federal agents wiretapped the criminal organization for six months.
• The journalist’s phone was wiretapped by government officials.
• Modern wiretaps can intercept both voice calls and text messages.