0 to secretly listen to people by connecting a listening device to their telephone, or to attach a listening device to a telephone for this purpose: --
We have laws to protect us from people wiretapping our phones.
The police chief was accused of illegally wiretapping politicians, government officials, and journalists.
1 a device secretly attached to a telephone for listening to people's telephone conversations: --
Legally placing a bug or wiretap is a complicated process for federal authorities.
The government put a wiretap on his phone.
2 to secretly listen to people by connecting a listening device to their telephone, or to attach a listening device to a telephone for this purpose: --
Court authorization for a pen trap is much easier to obtain than a wiretap order.
The arson came after they failed to convince a judge to allow them to wiretap the alleged meeting place.
They retrieved wiretap equipment, burglary tools and some 90,000 pages of incriminating documents.
A number of government agencies have access to wiretap information.
The law also sets forth requirements for conducting wiretap surveillance.
However, a roving wiretap follows the target, and defeats the target's attempts at breaking the surveillance by changing location or their communications technology.
A wiretap was installed in the latter case.
The wiretap uncovered the truth regarding her visit to the remote spot where her husband's body was found.
