bugging

bugging
n.
Electronic surveillance by using bugs to eavesdrop on and record conversations, regulated by statute. See also wiretapping

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


bugging
v. Intercepting, listening to, or recording a conversation, usually done covertly, by the use of an electronic device.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.

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