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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Former Doña Ana County Magistrate Judge Joel Cano and his wife, Nancy Cano, were arrested last month on charges of tampering with evidence after federal agents raided their Las Cruces home.
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Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2025
Morris has now been arrested and faces charges of tampering with physical evidence with intent to impair a human corpse, abuse of a corpse, a failure to report a felony, the Parker County Sheriff’s Office said on Wednesday.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Apr. 2025
The 38-year-old man is charged with eight counts of tampering with motor vehicle odometers, according to court records.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2025
Also last week, former New Mexico magistrate judge Joel Cano and his wife, Nancy Cano, were accused of tampering with evidence linked to the arrest of an undocumented migrant suspected of being a member of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, according to two criminal complaints.
—Karina Tsui and Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 27 Apr. 2025
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Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2025
Morris has now been arrested and faces charges of tampering with physical evidence with intent to impair a human corpse, abuse of a corpse, a failure to report a felony, the Parker County Sheriff’s Office said on Wednesday.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Apr. 2025
The 38-year-old man is charged with eight counts of tampering with motor vehicle odometers, according to court records.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2025
Also last week, former New Mexico magistrate judge Joel Cano and his wife, Nancy Cano, were accused of tampering with evidence linked to the arrest of an undocumented migrant suspected of being a member of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, according to two criminal complaints.
—Karina Tsui and Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 27 Apr. 2025
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“Tamper with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tamper%20with. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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