SURREPTITIOUS

surreptitious (s[schwa]r-[schwa]p-tish-[schwa]s), adj. (Of conduct) unauthorized and clandestine; stealthily and usu. fraudulently done ( surreptitious interception of electronic communications is prohibited under wiretapping laws). [Cases: Telecommunications 494. C.J.S. Telegraphs, Telephones, Radio, and Television §§ 247–249, 254, 264–265.]