sneak and peek
attrib.β Β«Senator Russ Feingold disclosed figures showing the Justice Department used PATRIOT Act authority to request hundreds of so-called βsneak and peekβ warrants authorizing secret break-ins into US homes and businesses. Of 763 requests last year, just three had to do with terrorism investigations.Β» ββHeadlines for September 24, 2009″ Democracy Now! Sept. 24, 2009. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)