Definition of phone-tapping in English English dictionary
The activity of secretly fitting a special device to someone's telephone in order to listen to their telephone conversations without them knowing
Phone-tapping is the activity of listening secretly to someone's phone conversations using special electronic equipment. In most cases phone-tapping is illegal. There have also been claims of continued phone-tapping and bugging. see also tap. the activity of listening secretly to other people's telephone conversations using special electronic equipment