verb
- past tense and past participle of wiretap; secretly listened to or recorded someone’s telephone conversations using electronic surveillance equipment
Usage: law enforcement context; requires legal authorization in most jurisdictions
Examples
- The FBI wiretapped the suspect’s phone during the investigation.
- His conversations were wiretapped without his knowledge.
- The court authorized police to have the criminal’s calls wiretapped.
- They discovered their office had been wiretapped by competitors.
- The journalist’s phone was illegally wiretapped by government agents.
- Evidence obtained from wiretapped conversations was used in court.