Definition of "intercept" []

• To stop, deflect, or interrupt the progress or intended course of: intercepted me with a message as I was leaving. (verb-transitive)
• Sports To gain possession of (an opponent's pass), as in football or basketball. (verb-transitive)
• Sports To gain possession of a pass made by (an opponent), especially in football. (verb-transitive)
• Mathematics To include or bound (a part of a space or curve) between two points or lines. (verb-transitive)
• Archaic To prevent. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "However, FISA only covers communications intercepts where the target of the intercept is in the US."
• "If the target of the intercept is not in the US, then the intercept is not covered by FISA as it was amended."
• "I also hope that the intercept is considerably higher than you drew it."