Definition of "wire-tapping" []

• The act, or the fraudulent scheme, of a wire-tapper. See wire-tapper. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Haha … do we get a little brochure on wire-tapping?"
• "The wire-tapping, searches and seizures, the removal of website content and the criminal charges against professor Potel of the University of Buenos Aires is an onslaught on human rights and academic freedom in Argentina and on the Internet."
• "Its image was tarnished in Japan after its founder was arrested for wire-tapping the telephone of a journalist."