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wiretap -tapped -tap·ping vi : to engage in wiretapping [had probable cause to ] vt : to interpret through wiretapping [a wiretapped telephone conversation] ;also : to connect to the telephone line of for the purpose of wiretapping [wiretapped her home] compare bug, eavesdrop n 1 : an act or instance of wiretapping [we have held previously that s are a form of a search "Whack v. State, 615 A.2d 1226 (1992)"] 2 : an electrical connection for wiretapping compare pen register ...
wiretapping
wiretapping : interception of the contents of communication through a secret connection to the telephone line of one whose conversations are to be monitored usually for purposes of criminal investigation by law enforcement officers NOTE: Wiretapping and wiretap evidence are strictly regulated under federal and state laws. An order authorizing wiretapping may be issued only when there is probable cause to believe that a person is committing, has committed, or is about to commit a particular offense, and there must be probable cause to believe that communications relating to such an offense will be obtained. Wiretapping must not be employed when a conversation is privileged, and officers must minimize interception of conversations that are not material to the investigation. ...
Wiretap
Wiretap, means an act or instance of wiretapping, Whack v. State, 615 A 2d 1226 (1992)....
bug
bug bugged bug·ging : to plant a concealed microphone in [ an office] compare eavesdrop, wiretap ...
eavesdrop
eavesdrop eaves·dropped eaves·drop·ping : to listen secretly to what is being said in private without the consent of the speaker compare bug, wiretap eaves·drop·per n ...
pen register
pen register [perhaps from the original use of a pen to mark the dots or dashes used in counting the numbers dialed] : a device that registers the numbers dialed from a telephone compare wiretap NOTE: A court order is always required for the use of a pen register in a criminal investigation, but such use has not been considered a search or interception of communication by the U.S. Supreme Court. Some states have disagreed and discern a privacy interest in such information. ...
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