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Definition of a wire

wire

noun

  • a hidden microphone used to record conversations. Usually used to incriminate people.
                                                                             

                                                                                        

    Citation from "Chapter 3", The Confession (TV), Season 1 Episode 3 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

    Last edited on May 06 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.

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