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Meanings of wiretap in English

Portuguese
interceptar
Spanish
intervenir

Tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information.

interceptar

The act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information.

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Examples for "tap"
Examples for "tap"
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Other companies are also using energy performance contracting to tap new business.
Reuters
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The deal will benefit both the companies tap into new income sources.
Reuters
3
Use the cold water tap rather than using the geyser every time.
The South African
4
As a result, water out of the tap could be strongly discoloured.
Radio NZ
5
Until yesterday tests had shown negligible iodine-131 levels in Tokyo tap water.
The Guardian
Usage of wiretap in English
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Her wiretap required time to set up, meaning several hours of waiting.
Heat Wave
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It says: Police wiretap powers would be expanded, and Carnivore's utility increased.
Wired
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Two years ago he'd quit the army and started doing freelance wiretap.
Naughty neighbor
4
No judge anywhere in the United States denied a police wiretap request.
Wired
5
Barack Obama did not wiretap Trump Tower ahead of the presidential election.
Wired
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Last November, Rajaratnam lost a bid to suppress the government's wiretap evidence.
Reuters
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In connecting to Hotmail, it reveals all non-secure cookies to the wiretap.
Wired
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The laws in place make attaining a warrant for a wiretap extremely easy.
The Guardian
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In November, the trial judge denied Rajaratnam's motion to suppress the wiretap evidence.
Reuters
10
Instead, the wiretap provision applies to the suspect rather than a specific phone.
Wired
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In other government surveillance, such as most wiretap programs, a judge approves requests.
Wired
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They are fighting to suppress wiretap evidence before their October trial.
Reuters
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DuBois claimed the recording was the fruit of an illegal wiretap.
Wired
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Kang, an FBI special agent, misled a judge when seeking a wiretap authorization.
Reuters
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But most of the case against Henry Hill was based on the wiretap reports.
Wiseguy
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Analog wiretap systems will interpret this as a new call.
Wired
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Translations for wiretap
Portuguese
interceptar
Wiretap through the time
Wiretap across language varieties
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