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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On Monday, April 7, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. announced Horace was charged with two counts of hindering prosecution in the first degree and one count of tampering with physical evidence.
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Angel Saunders, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
While a passport or identity card can (and frequently is) forged and tampered with, a digital identity cannot be.
—Charles Wayn, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
He’s charged with two counts of tampering with evidence and two counts of providing false information to law enforcement, Flagler County records show.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
Varela, the co-defendant, is serving a 32-year sentence after pleading guilty to charges including first-degree arson, accessory to a crime and tampering with a deceased human body, prosecutors said.
—Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
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Angel Saunders, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
While a passport or identity card can (and frequently is) forged and tampered with, a digital identity cannot be.
—Charles Wayn, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
He’s charged with two counts of tampering with evidence and two counts of providing false information to law enforcement, Flagler County records show.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
Varela, the co-defendant, is serving a 32-year sentence after pleading guilty to charges including first-degree arson, accessory to a crime and tampering with a deceased human body, prosecutors said.
—Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Tamper with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tamper%20with. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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