Definition of interception in English:
interception
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noun
1The action or fact of preventing someone or something from continuing to a destination.
‘the interception of arms shipments’- ‘A number of finely timed interceptions and tackles.’
- ‘Players in the zone perform more game changing moves, like forcing fumbles or interceptions, or breaking tackles or opening holes for larger plays.’
- ‘There is now a touch of elegance and effectiveness in his interceptions and tackling.’
- ‘Three non-glamorous examples are spam catching, obscenity blocking, and terrorist interception.’
- ‘Modelling canopy light interception and photosynthesis can be tackled at a very detailed level.’
- 1.1An act of a defensive player catching a forward pass.‘Oliver forced a fumble and had three interceptions, two of which were returned for touchdowns’
- ‘Always known as a fearless tackler, he has improved his pass defense (nine interceptions the past two seasons).’
- ‘His defense against the pass was exemplary in 1999, as he finished with a career-high 12 passes defensed and one interception.’
- ‘He had 119 tackles, two interceptions and eight passes defensed in 2002.’
- ‘Wilson has 31 total tackles, three interceptions and seven passes defended thus far.’
- ‘But he never has been special enough, not with career figures of 90 touchdown passes and 114 interceptions.’
- 1.2The action or fact of receiving electronic transmissions before they reach the intended recipient.‘the clandestine interception of other people's telephone calls’
- ‘But to reduce the chance of electronic interception, that PIN is not entered into the PC or transmitted to the server as part of the log-in process.’
- ‘Under the wiretap statute, the unauthorized interception of electronic communications and the use or disclosure of information obtained thereby is prohibited.’
- ‘Another side effect of badly designed systems is the interception of emails that the intended recipient would want to receive.’
- ‘I took up the Privacy Commissioner's suggestion that we have a person to audit electronic interceptions, as they do in Australia in the person of the federal ombudsman.’
- ‘It is very hard to know when electronic interceptions are taking place, under the reporting procedures provided in the bill.’
- ‘There are a lot of problems in controlling the agencies that undertake electronic interceptions.’
- ‘The proliferation of radio communications created busier air waves and this in turn meant signals that were vulnerable to direction finding, electronic counter measures, interception and decryption.’
- ‘He is charged with computer intrusions and the interception of electronic communications.’
- ‘No one doubts that by having greater surveillance, be it electronic interception, cameras in the streets, or whatever else it is, we could catch more criminals.’
- ‘The 24 year-old is out on bail pending a Monday court appearance when he will face charges of unlawful interception of an electronic communication and wire fraud.’
- ‘In June, Racine pleaded guilty to wire fraud and ‘unlawful interception of an electronic communication’ offences.’
- ‘I think that is one of the problems when one is dealing with electronic interception.’
- ‘It relates to interception of communications where both the sender and all intended recipients are located inside the United States.’
- ‘Support for government interception of cell phone and e-mail communication, for instance, increases with age.’
- ‘Electronic and communication surveillance is another method, with the interception of telephone calls and Internet activity being monitored.’
- ‘There was thus no interception of an electrical impulse or signal passing through the public telecommunication system.’
- ‘If the interceptions were on wires, not via satellite, then where, how, and by whom were the monitoring devices installed?’
- ‘It criminalized cell phone monitoring, interception of digital signals and digital pagers, and listening to certain other specific services.’
- ‘The Wiretap Act offers very strong protection against the real-time interception of telephone or Internet communications.’
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