body wire
Concealed recording device
A body wire is a concealed recording device worn on the body, typically taped to the chest or torso.
Law enforcement uses body wires to capture conversations during undercover operations or sting operations: The informant wore a body wire to the meeting.
The term appears frequently in crime dramas and true crime narratives.
Audio input device
- transmitterSignal-emitting device
- recordingCaptured audio or video
- audioTransmitted sound content
- eavesdropListen to private conversations
monitoring · bugging · signal · intercept · wiretap · listening device · hidden mic · concealed
One who provides intelligence
- stingSharp wound from insect
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
- agentOne who acts independently
- operativeCovert field agent
handler · asset · cover · alias · deep cover · mole · snitch · cooperation
Covert information gatherer
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
- counterintelligenceDefense against enemy espionage
- double agentSpy betraying their side
dead drop · tradecraft · covert · operative · exfiltration · handler · cipher · deception
Sworn statement as evidence
- incriminateShow involvement in wrongdoing
- corroborateConfirm with supporting evidence
- admissibleAllowed to be considered
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
court · trial · confession · recording · transcript · documentation · chain of custody · authentication
microphone
Audio input device
- transmitterSignal-emitting device
- recordingCaptured audio or video
- audioTransmitted sound content
eavesdrop · monitoring · bugging · signal · intercept · wiretap · listening device · hidden mic · concealed · broadcast
informant
One who provides intelligence
- stingSharp wound from insect
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
- agentOne who acts independently
operative · handler · asset · cover · alias · deep cover · mole · snitch · cooperation · deal
spy
Covert information gatherer
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
- counterintelligenceDefense against enemy espionage
double agent · dead drop · tradecraft · covert · operative · exfiltration · handler · cipher · deception · surveillance
testimony
Sworn statement as evidence
- incriminateShow involvement in wrongdoing
- corroborateConfirm with supporting evidence
- admissibleAllowed to be considered
prosecution · court · trial · confession · recording · transcript · documentation · chain of custody · authentication · exhibit
- Sting Operationssting operation, undercover, bust, decoy, bait
- surveillancesurveillance, CCTV, security camera, surveillance camera, surveillance cameras
- fencing gearepee, foil, sabre, saber, lame
- crime investigationdetective, whodunit, investigation, detectives, investigator
- espionagespy, spies, double agent, double agents, spying
- Spycraftspy, agent, asset, covert, handler
body wiremark
Visible impression or sign
signal jammer · person of interest · Faraday cage · white noise generator
body, wire, bodies, bodied, bodily, embody, embodied, embodiment, disembodied