"Phone taps" refers to the unauthorized act of secretly listening to or recording someone's telephone conversations without their knowledge or permission. Full definition
Some 47 % of those polled think the police did not «fully investigate» the «phone tapping affair», compared with just 14 % who think they did. (bbc.co.uk)
Peers have approved the use of phone tap evidence in organised crime cases, despite government opposition. (politics.co.uk)
Prosecutors presented as evidence recordings of dozens of FBI phone taps in which the two Skeloses schemed and apparently trash - talked Gov. Andrew Cuomo. (therealdeal.com)