tamper with
phrasal verb
tampered with; tampering with; tampers with
: to change or touch (something) especially in a way that causes damage or harm
Someone tampered with the lock.
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Emmanuel Valentin, 40, of Miami, pleaded guilty to tampering with consumer products on Dec. 13, 2024, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office of the Southern District of Florida.
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Nicole Acosta, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Police found that the individual who committed the burglary may have cut themselves on one of the windows, as a checkbook kept at the business appeared to have been tampered with and had dry blood on it, the warrant affidavit said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2025
Goode was charged with tampering with a record for use in an official proceeding, intimidation of a witness, and violating the standards of conduct as a public employee.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
Mecklenburg County District Attorney Spencer Merriweather asked the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation last March to investigate the analyst, who authorities have not named, and determine if the analyst violated criminal law by tampering with the DNA testing process.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2025
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Nicole Acosta, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Police found that the individual who committed the burglary may have cut themselves on one of the windows, as a checkbook kept at the business appeared to have been tampered with and had dry blood on it, the warrant affidavit said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2025
Goode was charged with tampering with a record for use in an official proceeding, intimidation of a witness, and violating the standards of conduct as a public employee.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
Mecklenburg County District Attorney Spencer Merriweather asked the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation last March to investigate the analyst, who authorities have not named, and determine if the analyst violated criminal law by tampering with the DNA testing process.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Tamper with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tamper%20with. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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