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eavesdroppingnoun
Listening secretly to private conversation of others.
eavesdroppingnoun
(telecoms) The interception of electronic communication.
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Eavesdropping
Eavesdropping is the act of secretly or stealthily listening to the private conversation or communications of others without their consent in order to gather information.
Webster Dictionary
Eavesdroppingnoun
the habit of lurking about dwelling houses, and other places where persons meet fro private intercourse, secretly listening to what is said, and then tattling it abroad. The offense is indictable at common law
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Eavesdropping
Eavesdropping is the act of secretly listening to the private conversation of others without their consent, as defined by Black's Law Dictionary. This is commonly thought to be unethical and there is an old adage that "eavesdroppers seldom hear anything good of themselves...eavesdroppers always try to listen to matters that concern them."
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Eavesdropping in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Eavesdropping in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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